I had an extra small colony and not enough equipment and decided to sell it off as a 5 frame nuc..
Posted it on Craigslist.. wow... I learned a lot
i was shocked how many completely unprepared people called me.. 3 different people called and after some questions, I realized they had done zero homework and had no beesuit.. wow.. I turned them down gently and told them my story and encouraged them to attend some local beekeeper association classes and spend some time on youtube.
Im totally cool selling to a newbie as we all had to start somewhere. I guess I was shocked how people missed the basics like a bee suit .. How did they think it would work?
I'm still laughing about this.. These are wild caught texas bees.. Not aggressive but definitely not bees you are going to managed with short sleeve and a veil.
What I learned was I need to add more requirements of who Im willing to sell to.
good luck out there!
Posted it on Craigslist.. wow... I learned a lot
i was shocked how many completely unprepared people called me.. 3 different people called and after some questions, I realized they had done zero homework and had no beesuit.. wow.. I turned them down gently and told them my story and encouraged them to attend some local beekeeper association classes and spend some time on youtube.
Im totally cool selling to a newbie as we all had to start somewhere. I guess I was shocked how people missed the basics like a bee suit .. How did they think it would work?
I'm still laughing about this.. These are wild caught texas bees.. Not aggressive but definitely not bees you are going to managed with short sleeve and a veil.
What I learned was I need to add more requirements of who Im willing to sell to.
good luck out there!