National Complete Hive Kit with a Nuc of Bees (Jun/Jul) - Read Description

The perfect way to kickstart your beekeeping journey or expand your apiary.

You can order your National Hive kit and Bees together which will be delivered to you periodically. When you place your order your bees and hive will be reserved, your hive will be sent out in time so you can get it all ready for your Nuc of bees. Secure your order today with a £50 deposit, we will then send the hive when the remaining payment is taken on the 16th May, with your bees to follow. Your British Buckfast Nuc will then follow in June/July - weather depending - and be delivered by Royal Mail! 

Please read the information below on the hive kit and Nuc of bees!

This kit includes a flat pack of the following to make your National Pine Hive Kit: 

• 1 Brood box
• 2 Super boxes
• 1 Deep Roof
• 1 Crown board
• 1 Brood Dummy board
• 1 Open Mesh floor with entrance block
• 11 Brood frames with Wax foundation
• 22 Super frames with Wax foundation
• 1 Wood Bound Queen Excluder
  
• Includes nails and frame runners

National 5 Frame Nuc:

Ready to start your beekeeping journey? Our 5-frame Nucs, built on British Standard frames, are the perfect foundation for your National or WBC hive. Each Nuc is teeming with life, housing approximately 12,000 hardworking bees and a healthy, marked locally bred Queen.

Why Choose Our Nucs?

· Quality Assurance: Our Nucs are carefully nurtured and regularly inspected by bee experts.

· Healthy and Happy Bees: We prioritise the well-being of our bees, ensuring they are free from disease and have low varroa mite levels.

· Strong Colonies: With ample brood and stores, our Nucs are primed to thrive and produce honey.

· Gentle Giants: Our bees are known for their calm demeanour, making hive inspections a breeze.

What You'll Get:

· 5 frames of buzzing bees

· At least 3 frames of brood in various stages

· 1+ frames of honey stores

· The 5th frame will have laying space and some stores

· A marked, laying locally bred Queen.

· A healthy, disease-free colony, regularly checked by a seasonal bee inspector.

MAINLAND UK DELIVERIES ONLY.

Let's get you started on your beekeeping adventure!