Stop press: October 19th -there are limited supplies of free sugar for Association members by ringing Andy on 01553 810338.

Bees for sale – for 2012, a deposit secures your order

OVER-WINTERED NUCS andFULL COLONIES

You have the opportunity to pick your own bees from a variety of bees

Contact: PETER SUNDERLAND; 01508 493398;

email: ajudd_34@yahoo.co.uk

BUY FROM A TRIED AND TRUSTED, HIGHLY QUALIFIED BEEKEEPER.COMPETITIVELY PRICED; PRICE ON APPLICATION, roughly the same as last year.

· Full colonies (national) plus one super (solid floor/zinc excluder);

· Over wintered nucs, six or seven frames whichever is available;

· Nucs made in 2012 with proven local queens produced to the new 2012 FERA standard (published shortly). Also exceeds BBKA standards; Queens, proven mated and marked. A queen on a frame of (her) eggs for difficult introductions (i.e. drone layers and others);

· Queen cells, when available from our breeding hives to make up nucs.

Full sales model includes:

o Choice of bees and size of hive/nuc. You choose your preferred bees. Priced according to size and quality;

o Two training sessions with an experienced beekeeper and the Regional Bee Inspector (beginners are encouraged to bring a mentor/friend/partner with them);

o Installation of bees in all cases by me into your hives on your site (free installation within 15 miles, thereafter £0.30 per mile);

o Individual husbandry roadmap for the coming season; a roadmap is generated at the time of installation and is unique to each size of nuc and the person’s level of experience;

o After sales support by email and/or telephone: one hour maximum of individual attention.

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