a regular nuc will probably be going for 75$
Most of the price of bees is dependent on the shape of the equipment. i bought a bunch of 1 1/2 story hives after almonds for 100$ they were super full of bees split them into three. The equipment was not that great it is serviceable but will get phased out probably next year.
5 frame nucs $100.00
single story cols $150.00
two story cols $200.00
unless you can find the almond pollinater who sold 2 story cols on 4 way pallets last year for $125.00. I think you had to take a semi load. Or maybe you could share a load w/ a friend.
No matter how broke, and I get there from time to time, after almonds, I would rather lose sleep at night than sell a good double deep for less than $150.:thumbsup:
Just this week bought three double story (one was a triple) strong heavy hives. They had some SHB, but otherwise looked good. Equipment looked less than year old. $100.00 each.
Today they were bringing in pollen in S. Alabama.
Don't know that I would be to optimistic about price increases with the economy in the tank and falling, layoffs happening across the board everyday. Taxes on the increase, and they will be.
Everyone isn't feeling the pain yet, but it's coming.
I'm not looking to turn this into a political/economic thread, but it certainly will affect prices. All of what's happening will have a trickle down affect until every sector is touched by it.
10 4 Bizzy on the pain. I was in denial about my own vulnerability until I saw how hard it is to raise cash right now. Wouldn't want to be carrying a lot of debt these days, whether bees or house.
Yep, @ $75 per five-frame Nuc, $300 sounds like a very fair price for double deeps if all the frames were full of honey/pollen/brood and covered with bees.
Here's the deal, you get all the accessires with them... like truck,honey suppers, extracters, honey house ,house,beeyards(complete with skunks and the odd bear).... you all know you don't buy a car without a steering wheel, or a cow without a udder... so I'm going to throw in the hired help,the wife, the kids , the dog
Think of all the money ur going to save but not having to go to the gym , , cause ur pulling that 200 lb crop
Irwin
that ain't workin thats the way you do it
Get your money for nothin get your chicks for free
Might have gotten a little ahead of myself. I'll need to run that past my wife, kids .......... and dogs first.
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