Selling Price For Nucs and Full Hives

[Mikey N.C.]

I'm still a nebee,and what I've learned is ,as iddee said it's hard to split top bar and mediums, with most nucs being deeps?? We're running in to that problem with cover it up 'S wedge frames, no where to split unless ya make another K T B hive.

[rookie2531]

Sorry Jen, I have been super busy. To answer your question on the med./deeps. Yes, I got the same price and yes, 3 frames of brood and 1 frame of honey and 1 frame pollen.

[Jen]

Thanks rookie, I think it's a fair price as well, glad to know you were successful 

[LazyBkpr]

I'm still a nebee,and what I've learned is ,as iddee said it's hard to split top bar and mediums, with most nucs being deeps?? We're running in to that problem with cover it up 'S wedge frames, no where to split unless ya make another K T B hive.

   You can drop a medium frame into a deep box, but you cant drop a deep frame into a medium box. You can also place a deep with a medium on top of it with the medium nuc/frames in the top medium box.  There are ways around it if the buyer wants the nuc.     Folks that run mediums dont always have a deep box, folks that run deeps usually have medium boxes to use as their supers.

[neillsayers]

This thread had me thinking I was going to have to fork over a deposit for my nuc boxes so I had the money ready but he let me keep em. They are Jester boxes and seem to be very well build for cardboard.

[apisbees]

No you paid for it, the price was included in the cost of the nuc. On a large scale it is less hassle to fold up a new one than to worry about getting the old one back unfolding it and storing it till nest year.

[caesarsfish]

Here in east Alabama everything is cheaper.  (I retired here and built a 1800 sq foot home and I went to check my taxes and they told me I was to old to pay taxes) but here I get $125 for a nuc ( bring your nuc and I will transfer) and the last two above average hives I sold were $275.

[Perry]

Too old to pay taxes?
Funny, Iddee, Jack or tecumseh never mentioned this.

Jen, start at $150, the market will quickly tell you if you are too high or low.

[Lburou]

Jen, I would like to add to what Perry just said.  I can sell all the NUCs I care to make, and the people in my Club do not even ask for a price now...more than half of them are repeat customers expanding their apiary.    Texas has recently legalized an AG exemption for honey bees and there is a demand for bees as people qualify for the exemptions.   

[Jen]

Lee "Texas has recently legalized an AG exemption for honey bees and there is a demand for bees as people qualify for the exemptions."

  Would you be so kind as to explain this a little further please? Not sure what you mean by 'legalized an AG exemption for honey bees' and 'people who qualify for the exemptions'

[apisbees]

I remember it being Discussed earlier on the other forum. here is a link
http://txbeeinspection.tamu.edu/public/agricultural-exemption/

[Lburou]

Jen, the link apis provided above sets the stage for increased demand for honey bees.  Each county sets the minimum number of hives required for an AG exemption.  Texas property taxes are the highest of any State I have lived in, so this can be a money saving exemption if you jump through all the hoops, it takes five years.

[lazy shooter]

Jen:

My ranch property has two values.  The true market value, which would conservatively be $3,000.00 per acre and the ag exemption value of $72.00 per acre.  My ag exempt taxes per year on six hundred acres is 540 bucks, but my taxes based on market value would be $24,000.00 per year.  That is a huge difference in taxes, but it is based on acreage.  The home on my ranch and one acre of land that it sets on cannot be ag exempt.  Lee can deduct a few acres if he establishes ag exempt status.  Texas does not have a state income tax so we get hammered hard on property taxes to make up for that.  The tax man will somehow get his coins.

The cost of ag exempt land is built into the price.  Ag exempt land sells for twice as much as non exempt land.  It's a big deal if one owns much land.

[Lburou]

Lazy, thanks for your explanation, it is an eye opener!