Ligustica Nucleus Colony Dadant Blatt

Buying a Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colony – a short summary

When you buy a Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colony from “Bienenzucht Profi”, you get gentle, productive bees with a low swarming tendency on a modern nuc frame size!
The Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colonies are shipped on a total of 5 frames: 3 frames of brood, 1 food frame and 1 comb being drawn out. All our nucleus colonies generally have a good quantity of bees, including an already mated queen that is laying. Our Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colonies are thoroughly checked for health before shipping. A corresponding health certificate is also available on request. With us, you get high-quality, healthy bees straight from the beekeeper!

Reserve your Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colony and start a productive season

Our nucleus colonies are shipped during the season from late April to early July. As this period is relatively short, we recommend ordering early so that your nucleus colonies can be reserved for you. Over the years, the bees in our Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colonies have become known as exceptionally active, healthy and productive bees and are therefore very popular for good reason.

Depending on the weather, the first delivery goes out as early as late April to early May. If the weather is very cold, this may be delayed by a few days. In any case, you will be informed of the exact delivery date of your bees about 1 week before shipping, so that you can prepare everything for their arrival.

The Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colony contains the following frames:

• 3 x brood frames
• 1 x food frame being filled
• 1 x comb being drawn out
• 1 x mated, laying Ligustica queen and a sufficiently large number of worker bees to start the season

The queens are usually offspring of proven queens descended from top-quality island-mated queens. For the queens of our Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colonies, we focus on high quality and do not distinguish by mating method. The emphasis is on the performance and good temperament of the bees. Achieving and maintaining these high standards is close to our hearts at “Bienenzucht Profi”.

Dadant Blatt Ligustica nucleus colonies – a very good choice

The excellent traits of the Ligustica bee have made the Dadant Blatt nucleus colony a clear favourite. The Ligustica is one of the most popular bee breeds in Germany and worldwide. Its success in regions with a mild climate, such as southern Europe or Australia, comes as no surprise, but demand for the Ligustica is also growing steadily in Germany, Austria, the former Yugoslavia, Belgium and Luxembourg.

The advantages of the Ligustica are reflected in the following traits:

• Low swarming tendency and robust
• Very productive and high-yielding for large quantities of honey
• Resistant to hot climates and winter cold
• Excellent orientation - the bees easily find their way back to the hive

We place particular emphasis on the health of our bees in general and on the vitality of our Dadant Blatt nucleus colonies in particular. Before shipping, the bees are checked for their state of health and also receive a varroa treatment. This means you would only need to treat again the following season if you want to keep to a regular schedule.
We are also happy to send you a corresponding health certificate by email after your bees have arrived – simply let us know.
The Ligustica nucleus colony consists not only of young bees but also of an already mated queen that is integrated into the colony. This keeps possible stress for the bees to a minimum, as the colony and the queen have not been separated.

Ligustica nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt – frame size matters too

There are countless types of hives and nuc formats on the world market to give bees a home. With us, you get the Ligustica nucleus colony on Dadant Blatt with the following standard dimensions:

• Height: 30 cm
• Top bar length: 47 cm
• Bottom bar length: 43.5 cm

Our range offers Ligustica bees on the sought-after nuc format Dadant Blatt. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the system on which the Dadant Blatt hive is based is not necessarily regarded as a conventional hive, but it is becoming increasingly popular there, especially among beginner beekeepers. Among professional beekeepers, Dadant Blatt is already an internationally sought-after hive size.

Quality and passion – our Ligustica nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt

Bienenzucht Profi aims to offer outstanding quality and unique service. That is why we want to supply you with Ligustica nucleus colonies on Dadant Blatt that not only come from a good genetic line but also let you start the new beekeeping season quickly and healthily. From experience, we can also confirm that our nucleus colonies are very popular with beekeepers thanks to their strong bee population and the size of their brood nests.

For transport, we use wooden shipping boxes that we designed specifically for this purpose and that give our nucleus colonies good ventilation. The bees also travel with sufficient food so that they cope well with the overnight transport to you. About 2-7 days before delivery, you will be informed by email exactly when the delivery will take place and arrive at your address.
Very important: Please make sure you are at your delivery address on the announced date so that the bees can be looked after immediately.
The bees are shipped by overnight express, and delivery is possible within Germany and to Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. We can only arrange delivery to islands if there is a direct connection to the mainland so that they can be reached by vehicle.