LOCALLY RAISED BEES
Our Nucs (nucleous colony) are raised here in Middle Tennessee. Each Nuc comes with 5 Deep frames: 3 frames of developing brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and two frames of food stores (honey and pollen).
We offer two types of Nucs. Overwintered Nucs are started during the previous year and are normally available end of March. Spring Nucs are started in mid-March and are typically available late April to early May and throughout the remainder of the season.
Please see individual description for more details!
Information for Nuc Pick-Up
1. All Nucs were inspected a few days prior to sales date, were queen-right, free of queen cells and had brood in all stages.
2. These boxes must be kept cool during transportation, with cool air passing around and over them. Stopping for an errand and leaving bees in the car can cause their overheating and suffocation.
3. Please transfer the Nuc into a bigger box as soon as possible. These Nucs have at least 2 frames of capped brood and will begin hatching soon, which means they will begin to grow in population rapidly needing additional room and food.
4. As soon as arriving home, Nuc should be placed on location and their entrance open for increased ventilation and air flow.
5. Each frame should be closely inspected for newly started queen cells and all cells should be removed. Once the Nuc is installed into a larger box this potential pressure should subside.
6. Place the frames into a new box in the same order they are in the Nuc.
7. You do not need to absolutely see the Queen when transferring the frames. After transferring frames into a new box, bounce the back corner of the Nuc box a few times to dislodge the bees and pour/ shake them into the new box. If all the bees are in the new box, you should have the queen.
8. We encourage you to provide 1:1 sugar syrup feeding for at least 2 weeks after installing the Nuc. Bees will grow rapidly when ample food is available.