
Buy British Bees
6 Frame 14 x 12 Nucleus Colonies 2025 Queens
We have a limited number of Over Wintered Nucleus Colonies for pre order which are headed by a 2025 UK Mated British Queen. These bees are calm, gentle and a pleasure to handle.
Our queens are from Buckfast strains and open mated. We rely on local UK drones for open mating.
These will be available for collection from APRIL 2026 SE21
Price/Availability
Nucleus colonies are £250 each (collection). £50 deposit non refundable deposit is payable to reserve your nucleus colony. Deposits are non-refundable. We will email you 1 week in advance to agree a collection date and request payment of the outstanding balance.
What's Included?
When you purchase a nucleus, you will receive the following:
6 x 14x 12 frames of bees (min 3 frames of brood in all stages - BIAS)
1 x open mated queen - (marked and/or clipped if required)
Nuc Box
Bees are in a 14x12 nuc box. We ask that these are returned once the bees have been hived and a £50 deposit is taken and refunded once returned.
