Dark bee colony Dadant Blatt summarized in a few words

Are you looking to buy a Dark bee colony in Dadant Blatt format and have not yet found a suitable offer? With us, you receive Dark bee nucleus colonies at a fair price and in excellent quality. Our Dark bee colonies on Dadant Blatt are delivered including a purebred, mating-station-mated Dark bee queen. The queen, Apis mellifera mellifera, originates from a pure breeding area of the Dark bee in Scandinavia.

Whether you wish to expand your existing apiary with Dark bees or establish an entirely new bee stock, our agile and resilient Dark bee nucleus colonies are an ideal solution. It should be noted that the Dark bee is naturally not as gentle as Buckfast or Carnica bees. However, it is significantly more robust and remains active even in poor weather conditions, which makes it unique in this respect.

The Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt have proven to be very robust and productive. When ordering a Dark bee colony on Dadant Blatt, you receive a total of five frames consisting of three brood frames, one food frame, and one developing frame. Each nucleus contains a strong bee population including a queen. Naturally, all Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt are health-checked before shipping. Upon request, a corresponding health certificate can be provided after receipt of the bees. With us, you receive high-quality and healthy bees directly from a specialized beekeeper.

Dark bee nucleus colony on Dadant Blatt a robust and hardworking colony

The Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt have repeatedly proven over time to be extremely robust, healthy, and high-performing, which explains their popularity. Depending on weather conditions, first deliveries take place at the end of May or beginning of June. Later delivery dates are also possible.

Each Dadant Blatt Dark bee nucleus colony delivery includes:

3 frames with brood
1 food frame “in production”
1 frame under construction

Each nucleus colony naturally includes a proven, mated queen. We rely on descendants of direct purebred breeder queens to ensure that you continue to benefit from the positive traits of the Dark bee. The queen is already fully integrated into the colony, allowing her to settle in immediately and produce strong offspring.

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The Dark bee has proven especially effective during nectar flows in average to poor weather conditions and is noticeably more active in such situations than Buckfast or Carnica bees. Even in moderate to poor weather, it builds comb efficiently and therefore often produces higher honey yields than other locally kept races.

In our experience, the Dark bee queen is somewhat more lively than Finnish Dark bee queens, but also more resilient. Regarding gentleness, caution is advised: a true northern bee will never reach the docility of selectively bred Carnica or Buckfast bees, as this would come at the expense of other valuable traits. Under good nectar flow and normal temperatures, Scandinavian queens and worker bees, as well as their offspring, are generally quite calm and manageable. However, during thundery weather, we advise against opening or working Dark bee colonies.

· Very high productivity, especially in moderate to poor weather
· More lively than Finnish counterparts
· Very robust and resilient

Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt frames to size

The variety of hive systems and frame formats in beekeeping is extensive. To serve both classic and modern systems, we offer a wide range of nucleus colony frame types. Here, you receive Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt frames. The exact dimensions are as follows:

Top bar length: 470 mm
Bottom bar length: 435 mm
Height: 300 mm

Thanks to the precisely matched frame dimensions, the Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt can be placed directly into your hive. This makes integration into the new environment particularly easy, reduces stress for the bees, and allows the colony to settle quickly.

Shipping of Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt usually takes place in July.

Premium quality from Bienenzucht-Profi with Dark bee nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt

We place great importance on your satisfaction with our Dark bee nucleus colonies. For shipping, we use exclusively packaging specially designed for bee transport, ensuring sufficient airflow and including adequate food supplies. Approximately one week before shipping, you will be informed by email of the exact delivery date.

Please ensure that you are present at the delivery address on the specified date so that the bees can be removed from the package immediately and placed into the hive. Shipping is carried out exclusively via overnight courier. Delivery is available to Germany, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Island delivery is only possible if a direct road connection to the mainland exists.