Nuc or Package?  It depends on what your goal is.  If you want honey or need pollination, you want a nuc.  If you are a nubee and want education, you want a package.  Installing a package is a rite of passage, guiding the release of a queen delivers insight, watching for comb to be drawn followed by eggs and larva is an education you cannot get from a PowerPoint on YouTube.  I deal with many aspiring beekeepers and always suggest packages.  Later, when one is skilled enough to manage an ongoing bee operation, nucs do have their place.  It is a matter of what goal you set when you acquire the bees.

Larry Krengel
Marengo, IL


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