Spring Nucs

[ErnieW50]

I will have a limited amount of Northern Italian survivor stock nucs for sale in the spring.
Order early.
5 frame nucs 100.00 each no frame exchange
Will deliver under 200 miles for a fee.
If your group buys 30 nucs I will deliver free within 200 miles
50 nucs free delivery 300 miles
100 nucs free delivery 400 miles

Ernie Wells
Ellsinore MO
573-429-0222

[ErnieW50]

The nucs are going very fast.
Get your orders and 20% deposits in quickly.
Week of April 10 20 nucs left.
Week of April 24 is your next chance looks like they will all be sold out before February.

[mythomane]

It states on your Beesource home page that you are a novice beekeeper with 1 year of experience and personally own "30 hives and growing" -- but you are offering for sale 100's of nucs in this ad. Where are you getting these bees? Are you buying from a supplier and then marking them up for a profit? I also have a few other questions:

You state these are survivor stock -- what does this mean exactly? Surviving in what climate/area?

These are 5-frame deeps? What is the proportion of bees/honey? All 5 frames are full of bees and brood including the field force?

Is the box included? Is it standard commercial or home-made?

How old is the comb and equipment? What condition is it in? What kind of frames are used?

What is the history of treatment on these hives and comb?

These are overwintered laying queens? Where were they overwintered? If not, when was the queen introduced?

You have been in business how long selling nucs and bees? Are these your bees? How aggresive are they? What can one expect in honey production, overwintering, brood patterns, spring build-up, etc?

Are SHB or Mites present in these hives? To what extent? Have they been inspected? Will you be providing health certificates?

[ErnieW50]

These are five frame corrugated plastic nucs.
You typically get three frames of eggs, larvae and brood two frames of pollen and honey.
The boxes are reusable corrugated nucs.
These are not my bees they are from a very reputable source who is letting me sell some to make a little income.
Some of the comb will be dark comb from recycling out comb from brood nests some will be new drawn comb all frames are wood with wired wax foundation.
The hive are treated as needed only.
these are queens he raises himself and introduces into his nucs some may be overwintered queens.
The nucs I have bought from this supplier have been great they are very gentle I harvested a med super of honey off each nuc I bought last spring.
The queen stock comes from survivor queens in Maryland.

Typically these nucs are split well in advance of spring delivery to insure not only a good laying pattern by the queen but also an ample work force for the buyer to begin with.

You know as well as I do that there is no way to insure there are no mites or shb if the numbers are high the nucs are treated.
The hives are overwintered in Florida.

I hope I didn't miss any of your questions.
Health certificates will be provided if you want them.

To insure the buyers know the product they are getting the nucs are coming from Kevin Jester

[ErnieW50]

Yep Jester Bees
These are deep nucs
If you want to drive to Arkansas and pick up nucs help yourself
I am offering nucs closer and with a delivery option.
Yes open mated.
I have been in the bee business for a year.
Health certs on request read last answers.
By northern stock I mean the queen mother is from northern survivor stock and all queens in these nucs are open mated grafts from that queen.
You already know that.
I am not trying to sell anyone my bees or opinions, I am not a pollinator nor am I posing as anything except a new beekeeper selling a few nucs.
If I don't sell them then I will have my own nucs to sell next year.

[ErnieW50]

I will be delivering nucs to St Louis and Kansas City in mid April and mid May
order now before they are all gone

[jnolan7165]

Any left? How close to Fort Smith do you get?

[theswed]

any nucs to springfield mo? i was wanting to buy 5 of them. any left? what kind of queen do u have? thanks

[BEES4U]

:rolleyes:
If the bees are treated as needed what is your treatment method,s
Ernie

[ErnieW50]

Still have a few left but they are going fast.

[honeybeekeeper]

Do you ship to ky?