installing – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:17:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 installing – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 The Difference Between a Package and a Nuc https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-difference-between-a-package-and-a-nuc/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-difference-between-a-package-and-a-nuc/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:24:42 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=3333 There are a few different ways to purchase a new colony of bees but packages or nucs are two of the most common. In this article I describe what each is, and some of the benefits/drawbacks to each.     What is a Bee Package?   A bee package is a wooden frame box with […]

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