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| What is the difference between a nuc (nucleus) and a package of bees?
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We
sell 3 pound packages of bees, which come with about 12,000 bees and a
queen. The bees come in a screened wooden box which has a can of sugar
water for food. The queen is in her own cage inside the box. The worker
bees are able to feed her through screening of the queen cage.
Nucs
come with frames, on which, the bees have built the wax comb. The bees
are able to come and go to forage for honey and pollen, and the queen is
able to lay eggs. Nucs are available with 2-5 frames, but we only sell 5
frame nucs.
Packages
typically have more bees than a nuc, but a nuc has frames already draw
with wax and a laying queen. As a result, once nucs are installed into a
new hive the colony tends to strengthen faster; however, nucs are not
available for purchase as early as the packages. |
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