Welcome, Guest

Author Topic: 3 lbs of bees  (Read 2413 times)

Offline Shizzell

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 284
3 lbs of bees
« on: December 12, 2005, 10:07:31 pm »
Hi,
How much do you think 3lbs of bees will carry me? One deep box? Less? More?
Thanks

Offline leominsterbeeman

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 461
  • Gender: Male
    • http://www.leominsterbeeman.com
3 lbs of bees
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2005, 10:42:43 pm »
I think I payed $52 for a 3 lb package last year,  I picked these up from a local source that picked up 500 packages, so there was no delivery on top of the $52.

When you hive the package, you will want to start with a small space.  One deep is enough to start - NOT more,  Or you could start with two mediums.
Michael Keane
leominsterbeeman@comcast.net
http://www.leominsterbeeman.com

Offline Finsky

  • Super Bee
  • *****
  • Posts: 2791
  • Gender: Male
Re: 3 lbs of bees
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2005, 12:44:06 am »
Quote from: Shizzell
Hi,
How much do you think 3lbs of bees will carry me? One deep box? Less? More?
Thanks


And when you feed them, stop feeding when combs are almost ready. Do not fill frames with syrup.

Offline Shizzell

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 284
3 lbs of bees
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2005, 11:28:53 pm »
Thanks

 

anything