In a message dated 98-02-19 14:51:30 EST, you write:
 
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 Pros and cons!
 
 If you can get 'em and if you can afford 'em and can rely on a good
 product from the supplier, you're always better off gettin' nucs than
 package bees.  A nuc gets you anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks head start
 over packages.  So even if you have to wait a month longer for a nuc than
 a package, you're still ahead of the game.  However, for first timers,
 packages may be better from a learning curve point of view.  A package
 affords you the opportunity to learn from a smaller, slower teaching
 population.
  >>
 
 
  When I started  WE Bought A NUC from Erwin Glew(old Branch mang. of Dadants)
 
I would do It again in a heart beat!  Pacs are to almost hard to get soon
enough sometimes.  Splits I think are good to Not as expensive but may be hard
to get!
 
 So as he Said:  If you can get 'em and if you can afford 'em and can rely on
a good
 product from the supplier, you're always better off gettin' nucs than
 package bees.
 
 
 
My idea GET THE NUC!!!!!
 
Nick behrens   14 years (old)  12 hives