Buying & Transporting Your Bees - Nucs Versus Packages

Nuc is short for nucleus hive and what we call a starter beehive. It comes with 4-5 frames of bees including a laying queen and brood (baby bees). A package of bees is roughly 5,000 bees (3lb), including one mated queen, in a wire cage. You can purchase bees as a nuc or a package, but which is best for you? In this video I talk about: • benefits of a nucleus hive; • benefits of buying a package of bees; • the difference between a nuc and a packge; • when to buy a nuc versus a package; • when I recommend buying a package of bees instead of a nuc; • how to transport a nuc; • how to transport a package of bees; • what to do if the weather is bad the day (or week) your bees arrive.