Cost of bees in your area?

[Horns Pure Honey]

In my area, Illinois, it is costing me $68.00 for a 3 pound nuc of bees. Is this the average cost of bees across the nation, I have never really checked. This year I am getting 2 nucs for shure and getting 8 hives for free. Dont really plan to go any higher even though I want to. bye :D

[Beth Kirkley]

I can't remember for sure, but I THINK the 2 pounds of bees I bought 2 years ago was about $48. There was no shipping because I had my father-in-law pick them up for me.

Beth

[Horns Pure Honey]

We are getting ares bruaght to us for free through the club, bye :D

[amymcg]

I'm getting 4 frame nucs for $110 in Massachusetts

[Horns Pure Honey]

Well for just my 2 nucs it will be around 140 bucks, lol, o well, bye :D

[BigRog]

think I paid $41 per package
from dadant

[lively Bee's]

I paid 53 a package on 12 packages

[indypartridge]

Here in Indiana I paid $59 for a 4-frame nuc - raised in state - which I'll pick up around May 1st.

[Anonymous]

Local 5 frame nucs are selling for $53.00 here In Michigan.
Lapps of Wisconsin prices in the 2005 catalog are 2LB. package $44.00 till you buy 100 then reduce price by a dollar. 3 lb packages are $53.00 no reduction for buying quanity. Five frame nucs are $65.00 to bee picked up May 1st.
All above packages and nucs except the Michigan ones are to bee picked up at Reeseville Wisconsin only.
Kare and I got seven 2 deeps colonies complete for $50.00 each from the retireing beekeeper.

:D Al

[Horns Pure Honey]

My club buys from dandant so I dont know why it is so $$$. bye :)

[lee]

in michigan for a 3# pkg was 51.45   :D

[Kris^]

My mail order Italian bees were $65 for each 3-pound package, plus shipping.  Up from last year.

-- Kris

[Horns Pure Honey]

Wwll all I know is that they are from dandant and have to be shiped to the club I guess and cost alot, bye

[Robo]

In my area, Illinois, it is costing me $68.00 for a 3 pound nuc of bees. Is this the average cost of bees across the nation, I have never really checked. This year I am getting 2 nucs for shure and getting 8 hives for free. Dont really plan to go any higher even though I want to. bye :D

I assume you meant 3lb package, since nucs are sold by frame and package are sold by pounds.  

Spell Bee
2lb packages $39
3lb packages $48

[Horns Pure Honey]

oops, lol, sorry, guess I wasnt thinking about it, bye :D

[Lesli]

My 3lb packages are $60--I'm picking them up, but shipping would be an extr $15 perl

[Horns Pure Honey]

so my bees could really be only 50 or so dollars and the shipping is what cost, bye :)

[thegolfpsycho]

3 lbs packages were 48.  45 if you bought 5 or more.

[Horns Pure Honey]

My grandpa thinks they said 58 dollars but I am pretty shure they said 68, bye :D

[Violacea]

There are no bees in my area that I know of.  The closest place is an hour and a half away, and it was cheaper to pay for shipping then gas.  I honestly can't remember what I paid, somewhere in the $50-$60 range (and that's for 3# packages).