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    Varroa Treatment And Queen Rearing

    I am planning to rear some queens using a standard grafting method. I am wondering whether it will be a problem if the cell builder colony has varroa treatment in it at the time? It will be bayvoral. Also when I am putting the cells into nucs to emerge and mate those nucs will likely have...
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    Moving Bees - Mesh on nucs?

    Final outcome ... I put a full mesh top on all of them and was very glad I did. It was a hot day, very hot in fact. We didn't leave till quite late in the day (not intentional) so they needed it to keep cool the whole day before travelling too. I sprayed them with water quite a lot too. One...
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    Moving Bees - Mesh on nucs?

    Thanks for the comments. Very useful. The UTE has a canopy, so could trap a lot of heat if it is a hot day. If that happens it would be almost impossible to ventilate and cool the canopy. That wouldn't be the end of the world because the trip is not that long relatively speaking. At the moment...
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    Moving Bees - Mesh on nucs?

    What would be the signs / consequences of chilling? I am guessing you mean that some of the brood would die? What I mean is that I would look at them every hour for instance, and if I could tell if they are too cold they could be partially covered over top of a full mesh top.
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    Moving Bees - Mesh on nucs?

    That's what I was wondering, perhaps not a full mesh roof, but more mesh than just the front hole. I was thinking of still going with a full mesh roof (because it is easier to make), but with a lid that could be attached to leave some mesh on the top exposed, perhaps around 20cm x 20cm. What...
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    Moving Bees - Mesh on nucs?

    Hi, I am moving 6 nucs 3 hours in my UTE to sell. Each nuc is a 5 frame wooden nuc. I am wondering whether it is appropriate to put a mesh top over the nucs, or would it be possible for the nucs to get too cold? I ask this because nucs are weaker than a full size hive and I was wondering...
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