BUY summer nucleus colonies
Available for pick up in early-mid June in Grantsburg, WI. Bees are overwintered and given a new queen bred from our best overwintered stock. Every hive is treated with oxalic acid before they have brood, wiping the hive clean of mites
3 frames brood, bees covering all 5 frames, 1 frame honey, 1 frame pollen
No refunds after May 1st, 2025-refunds will not include credit card fee. To avoid fee, pay with check and mail to Beez Kneez 20671 Range Line Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840
5 frame nucleus colonies
Great for beginners that want to get accustomed to a smaller hive and successfully winter in 1-2 deeps depending on the year and what kind of equipment you are starting with. See this video for consolidating a two deep colony into a single deep before winter.
-Cost: $210.00= 5 frames of bees covering 3 brood frames, 1 honey frame, 1 frame pollen. See this video for transferring your nuc into 10 frame equipment
-Bees are sold in plastic 5 frame Pro Nuc transfer boxes. $10 deposit will be credited upon return.
- Queens come marked (2025=blue dot), mated queens from daughters of our best winter hardy, disease resistant queen lines (we are currently wintering Russians, VSH, POL, and Caucasians sourced from the UMN Bee Lab’s 2024 breeding program.) We will select the best survivors of these daughters to breed from in spring of 2025.