Bees
Packages - Nucs - From the Wild
Packages |
If you have an established but dead hive with frames that have drawn comb, some pollen and honey you can install a package to get the hive started again. The package will include a ton of bees and a mate queen. Our club has had success with the following providers:
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NUCs |
Nucs, short for Nucleus is a way to start a brand new hive. Nucs come with 4-5 frames of bees, a mated queen and honey and pollen. Steve Sweet and Kevin Duesman make a spring trip to Hermiston, OR and bring back Nucs. which our club has had very good success with.
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From the Wild |
If you can be more patient and are a bit more experienced, you can get bees in the wild. You can collect a swarm, or you can split one of your existing hives in a variety of ways. Check out our Swarm and Splits pages for more information on these approaches.
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