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5-Frame Medium NUCs - Spring 2026 | Virginia-Raised with Laying Queen | Delivery Available
$185.00
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⚠️ ONLY 2 MEDIUM NUCs LEFT FOR 2026 ⚠️
Reserve yours now before they're gone!
🐝 Spring 2026 Medium NUCs NOW AVAILABLE 🐝
Perfect for Medium Box Beekeepers!
Pickup Mid-May 2026 • Delivery & Installation Available
A Strong, Established Start for Your Hive
Our 2026 spring medium NUCs give you a thriving mini-colony with brood, food stores, and a proven laying queen. These colonies are already building and functioning as a unit — the fastest, easiest way to start a hive with momentum, especially if you run medium boxes.
🏆 Why Ellington Estates Medium NUCs Win
❌ Mass Suppliers
- Generic, mass-produced NUCs
- Unknown queen genetics
- Minimal brood frames
- Pickup only (often far away)
- No post-sale support
- Inconsistent quality
✅ Ellington Estates
- Virginia-raised, climate-adapted
- Gentle, productive queens
- 2 full frames of brood
- Delivery & installation available
- Direct beekeeper support
- Quality-focused, not volume
🐝 What's Included in Every 5-Frame Medium NUC
Each 5-frame medium NUC comes fully assembled and ready to transfer into your hive. Inside, you'll receive:
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2 frames packed with brood
Eggs, larvae, capped brood — a complete mix for explosive population growth -
2 frames of food stores
A healthy balance of honey, pollen, and/or bee bread to fuel the colony as it transitions -
1 empty frame
Space for fresh comb building, allowing the colony to expand naturally -
A proven, laying queen
Already accepted by the colony and actively producing brood -
Thousands of worker bees
Ready to build, forage, and produce
This is the fastest, most reliable way to start a strong hive.
📦 Pickup & Delivery Options
Pickup:
Mid-May 2026 at our Stafford, Virginia apiary
(Exact scheduling emails will go out as we get closer)
🚚 Delivery & Installation Available:
We can deliver your medium NUC directly to your location and even help with installation.
Email us for delivery pricing and scheduling.
💰 Pricing & Deposits
- $185 per medium NUC (premium quality, proven colony)
- $20 deposit required to reserve
- Deposit applied directly to your final total
- Remaining balance ($165) due at pickup/delivery
- Bulk pricing available - Email us for orders of 3+ NUCs
⚠️ LIMITED AVAILABILITY - NUCs Sell Out Every Year!
Reserve early to guarantee your colony.
🌼 Why Choose Ellington Estates Medium NUCs
- 📦 Perfect for medium box beekeepers - No frame size conversion needed
- 🏡 Virginia-raised and climate-adapted - Better survival, faster growth, stronger colonies
- 👑 Proven, laying queen - Already accepted by the colony, no introduction risk
- 🐝 2 full frames of brood - More bees = faster buildup and earlier honey production
- 🍯 Ample food stores - Your colony has the resources it needs to thrive
- ⚡ Much faster build-up than packages - Hit the ground running with an established colony
- 👨🌾 Direct beekeeper support - We're here to help you succeed, not just make a sale
- 🚚 Delivery & installation available - We can bring it to you and help set it up
- 📞 Ongoing support after purchase - Questions? We're just a call away
- 💯 Quality guarantee - Healthy, thriving colony or we make it right
🎯 Perfect For:
- ✓ Medium box beekeepers - No frame conversion hassle
- ✓ New beekeepers wanting a proven, established colony
- ✓ Experienced beekeepers expanding their operation
- ✓ Replacing winter losses with a strong spring colony
- ✓ Starting a new apiary location with quality genetics
- ✓ Anyone wanting local, adapted bees from a trusted source
📋 What Happens After You Order
- Reserve your medium NUC with a $20 deposit
- We'll confirm your order and keep you updated on colony development
- Receive pickup/delivery details in early 2026
- Choose pickup or delivery (email us for delivery pricing)
- Install your NUC and watch your colony thrive!
⚡ Reserve Your Medium NUC Today! ⚡
Medium NUCs sell out every single spring. Beekeepers who order early get the strongest colonies and best pickup/delivery times.
Secure your 2026 medium NUC now for just $20 down!
Questions about medium NUCs, delivery, or bulk orders? Contact us directly - we're here to help you succeed!
CARE & MAINTENANCE
To maintain the beauty and integrity of your purchase, we recommend treating it with care. Simple maintenance practices, such as gentle washing and proper storage, can effectively preserve the longevity of your favorites. We encourage you to refer to the care instructions included with each item, designed to help you keep your purchase in top condition.
SHIPPING & RETURNS
We strive to process and ship all orders in a timely manner, working diligently to ensure that your items are on their way to you as soon as possible. Need to return something? Just let us know.