{"product_id":"honeybees-4-frame-nuc","title":"Bee Nucs Minnesota 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eVarroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH)  Honey Bees for Sale pickup at our bee farm near i Watertown Minnesota June 10th 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 VSH queen bee and plastic feeder in a recyclable plastic Pro Nuc Box\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 queens are F1 hybrids that express the VSH traits quite well. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarroa Sensitive Hygiene is a behavior that can be selected for in honeybees where they open capped brood that is infected with fertile female varroa mites ending the mites reproductive cycle \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;\"\u003eWe do not ship nucs  You pick the nuc up at our bee farm 2425 County Road 127 Delano, MN 55328  which is actually closer to Watertown MN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese nucs will be made up in Minnesota in early May from our own bees and queens we graft and raise from our own stock as described above. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cost of each nuc is $200 with an unmarked queen. Marked queens are $25 extra and that option can be selected on the product page.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tentative date for pickup at our farm  is June 10th. As we get into May, w\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ee will confirm by email the exact dates and times for pickup \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note Nuc pickup is always early in the morning or  later in the day at dusk. Contact us by email for special pickup needs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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":42897841619116,"sku":"nucmn26","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Marked","offer_id":45185679065260,"sku":"unmnucmn","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/6071\/files\/bee-nucs-minnesota-2024-805032.jpg?v=1769625524","url":"https:\/\/www.amesfarm.mom\/products\/honeybees-4-frame-nuc","provider":"Ames Farm Single Source Honey ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}