Nucs vs. Packages: Common ways to start a bee colony and the pros and cons to both. Karen Palmer is owner of Honey Please bee farm which focuses on producing quality nucs and queens, bee removals, and other custom requests. Karen is “Queen bee” of around 300 colonies in Emanuel and Washington county. Former Regional Director for Georgia Beekeepers Association (GBA). Now studying native stingless honeybees in Central America where she has also worked with Africanized bees.
