buy bees @ Apiarista

WANT TO KEEP A HIVE?

Nucs "nucleus colonies"

Buying high quality nucs from us is easy and productive. A nuc is simply a new colony that is busy starting out. We supply high standard 5 frame Nucs with a laying queen. Ready to expand.

Limited availability, order in advance

(max 10 per customer)

Click to order now for 25/26 season

Option 1: Nuc sold in new 10 frame hive

Hive consists of floor board, brood chamber (5 frames bees, 5 frames new), inner lid, and telescopic lid treated with waxol.

Price: R2850.00 each

Additional hive parts available in store

Option 2: Nuc sold in 5 frame 'use once' hive

Hive consists of 5 frames of bees in a 'use once' hive.

Price: R1895.00 each

Nucs bought in a 'use once' hive need to be transferred into a 10 frame hive within 2 days (they will need space to expand)

* Advisable to buy 2 colonies if you don't already have bees, due to the

possibility that one might fail you at some point due to natural circumstances (e.g. swarming etc.) or more likely human error.

Pickup date / time

September & November & January

Collections are at the farm after nightfall on selected cool evenings.

Colonies are ready to expand.
We carefully select queens for our nuc colonies.
We don't sell bees on old poor condition wax combs.
We recommend that you do a bee course before buying bees!!

BE CAREFUL who you buy bees from! Colonies need to be healthy and productive. Quality does make a productive difference and comes at a price!

Further development of these colonies and production of honey depends on the seasonal conditions.

It usually will take one year+ for colonies to be considered established.

DON'T use Nuc colonies for commercial pollination services in the first season, they will suffer severely!

Established Colonies

The faster way to get bees that are nearer to be profitable and productive.

Minimum 5 colonies.

Please note: Availability September to April - sporadic/seldom

Established Colonies (fully built brood chambers) in used bee hives.

5-9 @ R2700 each, including super with wired frames

10-15 @ R2500 each, including super with wired frames

16-30 @ R2200 each, including super with wired frames

Hives in fair condition(not new).

Hives made from Pine wood/ply/chip.

Hives fit standard Langstroth frame sizes.

Hives have laying queens of various ages.

Brood chamber has honey stores.

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Once you are the owner of a colony of bees you need to register with DALRRD every 2 years (Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development).