We are very glad to announce that BeeManiacs just became a distributor of Old Sol Nucs for the Inland Northwest.
Old Sol Apiaries has been breeding Survivor and Caucasian queens, which are adapted to colder weather and longer winters. On top of better queen genetics, the bees come in high-quality wooden nuc boxes that you can keep for making your own future nucs or queens. If you have no use for the wooden nuc box, you can bring it back empty to BeeManiacs for $20/box in-store credit (the box itself usually retails at ~$35, so it’s a good deal to keep it for future use).
This is the pricing break down for nucs:
| Queen Race | Nuc price | Wooden Box | WA Sates Tax | Total |
| Survivor Stock | $140.00 | $20.00 | $12.96 | $172.96 |
| Caucasian | $150.00 | $20.00 | $13.77 | $183.77 |
You can pre-order Old Sol nucs now, while supplies last:
http://livebees.beemaniacs.com/
Nucs will available for pick up on April 15, at BeeManiacs on our Bee Day.
Remember that if you don’t want to keep the wooden nuc box, you can return it for $20 in-store credit at BeeManiacs.
This year we will be working in collaboration with the Backyard Beekeepers Association, so hobby beekeepers can start making their own queens. The more survivor and caucasian stock we have in the area, the better the genetics of our locally raised queens will be.
For more information about Old Sol Apiaries and their queens and nucs, you can visit their website: http://oldsolbees.com/