On Sep 7, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Christina Wahl <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
I said I was promoting the purchase of packages for NEW beekeepers. They are better off with packages
Christine and I agree on this one, we have seen the consequences of newbees buying nucs. They are often given a dose of the problems that vex the experts.
Not that packages are pristine but there is potentially a lot more junk lurking in those old brood combs they usually unload on the hapless nuc buyer for a hundred bucks or more
Pete
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