A totally unprofessional beekeeper. There are standards set in the industry By the industry of beekeeping / beekeepers that set out what a 3, 4, 5, 0r 6 frame nuc should contain. placing 2 frames like that and another of foundation is not even close to the standard. It isn't even 1/2 way there.
Pete I do not agree saying nuc producers cycle out their old comb. A nuc producer that is in the business and has supplied nucs to customers for many years are selling so much comb in the nucs they sell that non of their comb in their hives has much of a chance of getting to old. Some unscrupulous beekeepers that due to the poor winter survival of hives and the demand for nucs see this type of year an opportunity to make some quick bucks. Or suffered high losses and are putting together crap in order to fulfill their commitment.
How does a person come up with that kind of crap to make a nuc out of?
Yankee Those are not the best filled frames I have ever seen But they are mighty fine. any customer receiving them will not be feeling like they received a sub par product. Thanks for posting on the forum of what a good frame in a nuc looks like, this will give new beekeepers a reference of what the frames in the nucs should look like. This kind of advertizing of what they will receive if they order their nucs from you should get you lots of sales for next year.
The beekeepers who produce the best nucs generally charge a little more for their nucs, But they also take the time to produce and sell a stronger nuc. Like the nucs Pete has gotten from John Gates, a full 5 frame nuc bursting out of the nuc box.
I don't want to sound insensitive here but $110.00 for a nuc is on the lower end of the nuc selling price scale so in some ways you could say that you get what you pay for. But with that being said,no one should have to pay for frames like that.
