Nucs in Liverpool and full colonies in Penrith

[Patrick Laslett]

As the sun shines my list of beekeepers offering to help beginners get started (and the established replace winter losses) gradually grows to cover more of the UK.

Buying a well established hive in April with an overwintered colony headed by a young vigorous  queen has a couple of advantages over buying a nuc. For one you are simply buying more bees and more bees in early spring can mean a lot more honey in the summer. If you are looking to increase your colonies then more bees certainly makes the job easier.

Langstroth or National? You choose in Liverpool.

Yours,

Patrick