Arkansas Newbie

**Trav** · 03-06-2013, 02:27 PM

Hi all.

I am a newbie beek from Arkansas. I've been reading about beekeeping for about a year now and am ready to jump in. The knowledge on this site has been a huge help.

I have some friends that are going to teach me the ropes. I have found someone that needs to sell their already establised hives and I am going to purchase 8 of them. We have about 160 acres to set them on.

I am going to be getting:

1 bottom board
1 hive body
1 super
inner and outer lids
1 queen excluder
bees
All for $150 each after the state inspector checks out the hives to make sure they are disease free.

Does this sound like a fair price?

thanks

**billybwf** · 03-06-2013, 02:47 PM

A nuc cost about $130 so as long as bees are good I would by them

**Rader Sidetrack** · 03-06-2013, 03:09 PM

Welcome to Beesource!

I agree that as long as the woodenware is not falling apart that $150 is a reasonable price.

**DJS** · 03-06-2013, 03:14 PM

Welcome to the site. I started last year and cant wait to do my first splits this year.

**Lazer128** · 03-06-2013, 06:37 PM

Welcome to the site!

**Trav** · 03-07-2013, 06:39 AM

Thanks for the responses. I was pretty excited when I found these for that price. Can't wait to start my adventure.

**samoadc** · 03-07-2013, 04:05 PM

Not to me as years ago when I got into the bees I was surprised how many people had old bee equipment around. A divorce screwed up my keeping most of it though. I guess the thing to do is read about various prices on the internet and go from there. Due to expenses I am trying some of the latest ideas to me like the top-board frame. I have an old large full of bee frames new stuff that has been there for over 30 years plus in Montana if someone hasn't taken it. All I can say is that we should realize just how honest most people in the world are. The bee box boards there are some I cut and never did put together. Keep reading here and get lots of ideas.