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May 4, 2015
8:40:29am
About $175 for what they call a Nuc.
That would usually be four or five frames with a queen and brood (eggs). A swarm might be more bees than a Nuc. A bee "package" costs about $150 and usually it is about $150, but you don't get a matched queen, instead it is more of an adopted queen.

But getting a swarm is probably just pretty fun if its your hobby. Plus it proves you have the genes of a thriving hive (they swarm because they run out of room typically), one that survived the winter, is local at least for a year, etc.
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Originally posted on May 4, 2015 at 8:40:29am
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