Jon

I ordered 9 cases of 18 Apideas from Swienty.
Not all for me but I do intend to hang on to at least 60.
The rest of them are going to local queen rearing groups.
Carriage from Denmark is 172 Euro so the order needs to be large to be cost effective but they are working out at under £18 each including the carriage and the cut the credit card company takes on the exchange rate.
In a decent season you should average over 2 queens per Apidea so it is an investment which should pay for itself quickly.

Thorne are charging £36 now.
The best UK option is Bee equipped which charges £20 plus carriage.
I think if you buy 10 or so they work out at about £21-£22 each.