Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Horns Pure Honey on March 07, 2005, 07:35:53 pm
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In my area, Illinois, it is costing me $68.00 for a 3 pound nuc of bees. Is this the average cost of bees across the nation, I have never really checked. This year I am getting 2 nucs for shure and getting 8 hives for free. Dont really plan to go any higher even though I want to. bye :D
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I can't remember for sure, but I THINK the 2 pounds of bees I bought 2 years ago was about $48. There was no shipping because I had my father-in-law pick them up for me.
Beth
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We are getting ares bruaght to us for free through the club, bye :D
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I'm getting 4 frame nucs for $110 in Massachusetts
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Well for just my 2 nucs it will be around 140 bucks, lol, o well, bye :D
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think I paid $41 per package
from dadant
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I paid 53 a package on 12 packages
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Here in Indiana I paid $59 for a 4-frame nuc - raised in state - which I'll pick up around May 1st.
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Local 5 frame nucs are selling for $53.00 here In Michigan.
Lapps of Wisconsin prices in the 2005 catalog are 2LB. package $44.00 till you buy 100 then reduce price by a dollar. 3 lb packages are $53.00 no reduction for buying quanity. Five frame nucs are $65.00 to bee picked up May 1st.
All above packages and nucs except the Michigan ones are to bee picked up at Reeseville Wisconsin only.
Kare and I got seven 2 deeps colonies complete for $50.00 each from the retireing beekeeper.
:D Al
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My club buys from dandant so I dont know why it is so $$$. bye :)
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in michigan for a 3# pkg was 51.45 :D
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My mail order Italian bees were $65 for each 3-pound package, plus shipping. Up from last year.
-- Kris
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Wwll all I know is that they are from dandant and have to be shiped to the club I guess and cost alot, bye
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In my area, Illinois, it is costing me $68.00 for a 3 pound nuc of bees. Is this the average cost of bees across the nation, I have never really checked. This year I am getting 2 nucs for shure and getting 8 hives for free. Dont really plan to go any higher even though I want to. bye :D
I assume you meant 3lb package, since nucs are sold by frame and package are sold by pounds.
Spell Bee
2lb packages $39
3lb packages $48
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oops, lol, sorry, guess I wasnt thinking about it, bye :D
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My 3lb packages are $60--I'm picking them up, but shipping would be an extr $15 perl
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so my bees could really be only 50 or so dollars and the shipping is what cost, bye :)
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3 lbs packages were 48. 45 if you bought 5 or more.
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My grandpa thinks they said 58 dollars but I am pretty shure they said 68, bye :D
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There are no bees in my area that I know of. The closest place is an hour and a half away, and it was cheaper to pay for shipping then gas. I honestly can't remember what I paid, somewhere in the $50-$60 range (and that's for 3# packages).
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It would probably cost me less to have them mailed, too, but I'm going to drive to Michigan first, visit with relatives, and then down to Ohio to pick up the bees. I figure I'll make a road trip out of it, and get to see a big apiary at the same time.
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Hey Lesli,
What apiary in Ohio are you going to visit? I've been thinking about heading over to Ohio to see my folks and maybe make a stop in Wooster to see the bee museum at the Ohio Ag Research center:
http://beelab.osu.edu/
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Buckeye Bee in Utica.
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Bee Museum! I am going to Cincinnatti next week, I may have to make some extra time to visit the Wooster Bee Museum!
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That sounds sweet, bye :D
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My trip to the Beelab/Museum was a dud - no one there. I had e-mailed ahead of time, but didn't get a response until AFTER I had got home. Oh well, maybe next time. Here what they sent me:
Dear Mark:
The bee museum has no regular days or hours that it is open. When someone is interested in touring the museum, they usually coordinate a day and time with us. There is no admission charge at this time.
Sincerely,
Sherry
beelab@osu.edu
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that stinks, bye
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Here in BC(CANADA) ,we pay about 80.00 for 2pounds with queen. SEE YA Tracy
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Ok, now I dont feal like mine are so $$$. Bye :D
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here in michigan i paid. $51.45
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With all that money Robo is saving on his car insurance, he might want to get some more beeeeeeeeeeeeeees
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There's always room for more beeeees!