375rgr Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Hello, I'm looking for anyone selling 3lb Italian bee packages locally in Loudoun County. Need 3 separate packages for top bar hives. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna and Mike Kropotkin Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 The club will be announcing package availability shortly. As every year, delivery won't be until late March, early April-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Fisher Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 It might be worth noting that these will probably not be "local" package bees, but will be shipped in from Georgia, which do well for many beeks in our area. I'm not aware of anyone in our region selling package bees, but there are many who offer nucleus colonies (nucs), which it sounds like what you are looking for. Even then, ask your prospective nuc supplier where they get their queens from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna and Mike Kropotkin Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Bret Fisher said: It might be worth noting that these will probably not be "local" package bees, but will be shipped in from Georgia, which do well for many beeks in our area. I'm not aware of anyone in our region selling package bees, but there are many who offer nucleus colonies (nucs), which it sounds like what you are looking for. Even then, ask your prospective nuc supplier where they get their queens from. Don't we have a recent supplier in Maryland...which is at least closer than Georgia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375rgr Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 I'm not looking for nucs because I've had fitment problems in my top bar hives. Its seems to be less painful to use packages. I would prefer nucs if i had langs. Especially nucs from locals who have generations of bees acclimated to this region. Thanks for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ragsdale Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I agree. Packages are the way to go with top-bar hives. Also if you want local genetics, you can always replace the queen that comes in the package with a local queen when you install or at a later date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Fisher Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Bob has also previously suggested that swarm captures are an excellent way to repopulate or start a top-bar hive. You will find a wealth of good information on swarm boxes here on the LBA forums. All beekeeping is local. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375rgr Posted February 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 10:24 AM, Donna and Mike Kropotkin said: The club will be announcing package availability shortly. As every year, delivery won't be until late March, early April-ish. Checking in. Can someone tell me how to go about purchases the club's packages? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna and Mike Kropotkin Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 19 hours ago, 375rgr said: Checking in. Can someone tell me how to go about purchases the club's packages? Thanks. If you're a member you should have been notified by email and I believe there was an announcement up on this site about a month ago. I'll see if they are still available. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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