What is the perfect Honey Bee?

I breed the very best bees that I can breed. Every year I rank my hives in terms of health, honey production, and gentleness on the frames to try and form the perfect bee. My best hive genetics are what I use going forward to produce the queens for the next year, with the second best being used for the drones. All my hives are open mated so there is a good chance of additional drones from the local area cross pollinating the bees.

Nucleus 5 or 6 frame

My nucs are 6-frame poly nucs in Langstroth and perfect for starting your own colony. The frames will fit in any Langstroth hive.

You can either buy a 5-frame correx box or the full 6 frames in a poly nuc with a deposit on the nuc for a return.

Prices:

• £230 for 6 frames + £60 deposit for the nuc box.

• £210 for 5 frame in correx box

Full Langstroth 10 hive with bees

I can also sell full Langstroth (10 frames) hives in both wood or polystyrene. My go-to hive design is the Paradise Honey poly hive in Langstroth.

These excellent hives are:

• Cheap to buy.
• Last a long time.
• Cool in the summer.
• Warm in the winter.

I usually paint the tops and bottoms and leave the brood box sections in white.

Prices:

• £450 for 10 frames of bees all stages of life cycle
  • poly hive
    • base,
    • brood box
    • Top
    • entrance reducer