- Joined
- Mar 30, 2011
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- Location
- Glanaman,Carmarthenshire,Wales
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- Too many - but not nearly enough
Did the annual spin to Withybush for the Pembrokeshire auction today but with stuff to sell not buy for a change after a tidy up in the chamber of secrets . the usual crown of nutters paying over the odds for the gleanings of somebody else's skip - apart from my trash that is! it must have been too good for them, but then again a fiver for the dadant brood and homemmade super (don't ask!) that I keep tripping over in the garden at least saved me a match! but can't complain as I got what i expected for the other stuff.
The prices of bees were a surprise though - twenty five colonies (no nucs on offer) including the apiary of a deceased beek.
The first eight lots - all very strong colonies, some brood and a half (but all bees on frames only) all went for around £190.00, then we came to the bees with hives, and the prices started dropping!! all good colonies ranging from five frames of brood (£55.00) to seven or eight (£80.00) but the old dead beeks apiary contents picked up with some going for £190.00 including hives. then another batch of bees on frames only for £80.00 to £140.00. all good value apart from one weak colony I wouldn't have touchrd with a barge pole which went for £60.00 (I suppose they might pick up in a nucas IMHO they had way too much space
The prices of bees were a surprise though - twenty five colonies (no nucs on offer) including the apiary of a deceased beek.
The first eight lots - all very strong colonies, some brood and a half (but all bees on frames only) all went for around £190.00, then we came to the bees with hives, and the prices started dropping!! all good colonies ranging from five frames of brood (£55.00) to seven or eight (£80.00) but the old dead beeks apiary contents picked up with some going for £190.00 including hives. then another batch of bees on frames only for £80.00 to £140.00. all good value apart from one weak colony I wouldn't have touchrd with a barge pole which went for £60.00 (I suppose they might pick up in a nucas IMHO they had way too much space