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Offline Coon

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Starting a new hive?
« on: June 18, 2008, 08:33:13 am »
is it too late already this year to start a new hive?
i have all the equip just not the bees.
does anyone ship in june?
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Offline Bee-Bop

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Re: Starting a new hive?
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2008, 09:32:04 am »
Don't have the slighest idea were " Hopelessly Lost " is but might contact Your local Bee Keepers Group.
They may know of a local who would maybee fix You up a nuk.

You can sometimes find things almost in Your own backyard.

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Offline Keith13

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Re: Starting a new hive?
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 09:33:50 am »
Coon update your location if your in the south yes probably can start one if you live in the artic probably not
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Offline Coon

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Re: Starting a new hive?
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 09:34:56 am »
i am in jennings county, indiana
47265

(southern indiana)
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Offline K-R-Farms

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Re: Starting a new hive?
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 09:52:15 am »
Quote from: Coon on June 18, 2008, 09:34:56 am
i am in jennings county, indiana
47265

(southern indiana)

I live in Fulton County, just north of you a bit.
I bought my first nuc from a guy a half hour south of Seymour, about three weeks ago.
by mere happen-chance, I stumbled onto a guy who lives near me, that wants to sell two of his complete hives(minus the honey he wants from them-ugh!).  I'm picking them up tonight!  Yea!

It is not too late.
Go onto the Indiana Beekeepers Assosiation website, and call a few of those folks.  That's what I did, since I didn't want to but packaged bees, and I wanted to buy local.

If that doesn't work out for you, let me know, and I'll give the guy, who sold me my nuc, a call and see what he might be able to do.
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Offline Coon

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Re: Starting a new hive?
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2008, 10:35:36 am »
around how much would someone charge for a nuc?
just a rough guess would be fine.
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Offline K-R-Farms

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Re: Starting a new hive?
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2008, 10:42:53 am »
Quote from: Coon on June 18, 2008, 10:35:36 am
around how much would someone charge for a nuc?
just a rough guess would be fine.


I paid $65.00 for a five frame deep body nuc.
I'm buying two complete hives for $90.00 each
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Offline indypartridge

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Re: Starting a new hive?
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2008, 11:04:43 am »
A few places in southern Indiana to contact about nucs:

Graham's Beeworks in Morgantown: 812-597-2000

Hunter's Honey Farm in Martinsville: www.huntershoneyfarm.com

Southeast Indiana Beekeepers' Association: Jon Wismann, 13779 Spangler Road, Dillsboro 47018-9125, Tel. 812-926-4537, jwismann@hotmail.com

Spring Valley Beekeepers: Art Decker, 1137 Highland Drive, Jeffersonville, 47130, 812-282-4259, aedjrusnavy@insightbb.com

Southern Indiana Beekeepers: Kenny Schneider, 4760 Lanesville Road, Georgetown, IN 47122, 812-951-3737, kenny@epowerc.net

K-R-Farms: You got a bargain! Those prices are low!  Most nucs around the state are selling in the $80 to $85 range.
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