Stubb's Bees

Reserve your 2027 Nucs! $300

If you are in the Greater Austin Area, and if you have your equipment ready, I will deliver your nucs and install them free of charge. Get your investment installed by a master beekeeper, and we can do a little mentoring session, or just talk bees if you'd like to.

If you just click this link to email me, and let me know how many nucs you would like for me to have ready for you in May of 2027. I don't need a deposit or anything. I will email you again around the beginning of April to ask if you still want them. Reserve My Nuc!

Let's think through a few things before I show up with your nuc....

Tips On Hive Placement

If it's your very first time setting up bees, it does involve a bit of planning.

I recommend setting them up facing south, east, or southeast. We will want the morning sun to hit the hives. If it is possible to put them in an area where trees or something can block the intense Texas evening sun, I believe that is best. I personally believe the bees do better if they don't get too hot. It really helps the beekeeper to stay cooler, too! I try to look for a place where the hives are shaded from around 2:00-3:00 pm, July through September. Maybe it is just conjecture, but I believe if the hive isn't using energy fanning the entrance and ventilating the hive, they can put those resources towards raising brood, guarding the hives, and doing other beneficial tasks.

Many beekeepers recommend having the hives a minimum of 18" off the ground. This is not strictly necessary (I commonly see successful hives that are thriving just a few inches off the ground), but having them off the ground where they can stay dry will work. The easiest hive stand configuration is simply a few cinder blocks stacked up. The most common stand is 4x4 lumber through or on top of cinder blocks.

If you want to go all out and get fancy, you can get nice aluminum dunnage racks from restaurant supply stores online.