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Date:	Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:55:13 -0700
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Subject:	Re: Packages for newbees
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>One of the biggest advantages has not yet been mentioned - a full-sized
hive

> or a nuc has a population that can seem intimidating to the new beekeeper
> on
> several levels, thus creating a barrier to the learning of basic "hands on"
> skills.
>

I certainly find this to be true with full-sized colonies, and thus do not
recommend them for beginners.  I don't find it so with nucs, which contain
about as many bees as a 3-lb package, and if a gentle stock, are very sweet
to learn to handle.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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