{"product_id":"bee-nucs-texas-spring-2025","title":"Bee Nucs Texas Spring 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eNucs for Sale pickup at our \u003ca title=\"Ames Farm Texas Bee Farm Location\" href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/AyNirc4g9red8KrOi\"\u003eBee Farm\u003c\/a\u003e near Mt. Enterprise Texas 75681 spring of 2026 Ideal for beginning beekeepers!   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach nuc contains \u003cstrong\u003eFour Deep Langstroth style frames\u003c\/strong\u003e of honeybees and capped brood with a new recently mated, laying\u003cstrong\u003e VSH queen bee \u003c\/strong\u003eand plastic feeder in a recyclable plastic \u003cstrong\u003ePro Nuc Box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe use breeder queens from our friends at VP Queens that are the main queen breeders of VSH honeybees in the USA. So these are F1 hybrids that express the VSH traits quite well.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) is a behavior that can be selected for in honeybees where they open capped brood that is infested with fertile female varrora mites ending the mite reproductive cycle \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of our nucs are started with our own queen cells and will have been laying 4-5 weeks by the time they are available for pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou provide the hive bodies, stand, covers and the skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1e0c0c;\"\u003e We do not ship bees, because these are not package bees. You pick the nuc box up in Spring 2026 at our bee farm near Mt. Enterprise Texas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNucs will be made up in Texas and mated there during March and April. The cost of each nuc is $195 each. Marked queens cost $25 extra use the button menu for marked and unmarked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tentative East Texas  nucs pickup date is 4\/25\/26 at our \u003ca title=\"Ames Farm East Texas Bee Farm Location in Mount Enterprise Texas.\" href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/AyNirc4g9red8KrOi\"\u003eBee Farm\u003c\/a\u003e near Mt Enterprise Texas. We will send out an email in early April with more detailed pick up directions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #df1919;\"\u003eWe guarantee a new 2026 laying VSH queen in each nuc and will inspect each one before pick up. If you find you still received a queenless or bad nuc \u003cstrong\u003eyou must contact us within ten days\u003c\/strong\u003e by email\u003cstrong\u003e webstore@amesfarm.mom\u003c\/strong\u003e to get a free replacement queen. No replacements or adjustments are available after ten days. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIf you need to cancel you order, you will receive a refund if you \u003cstrong\u003erequest the cancellation by March 1, 2026 by emailing us at webstore@amesfarm.mom.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAfter 03\/01\/2026 nuc deposits and purchases are not refundable as these are made to order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ames Farm","offers":[{"title":"Unmarked","offer_id":43382653649068,"sku":"NUCTXUNM","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Marked","offer_id":43382653681836,"sku":"NUCTXMKD","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6071\/files\/bee-nucs-texas-spring-2025-712488.jpg?v=1714092818","url":"https:\/\/www.amesfarm.mom\/products\/bee-nucs-texas-spring-2025","provider":"Ames Farm Single Source Honey ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}