6 Frame Double Brood Nuc

[Millet]

I was sat idle earlier so i decided to knock a 6 frame double brood Nuc up out of 19mm ply that i was given, i ran out of wood so i will do the roof when i beg a bit more , when the roof is done i will treat it with a wood preservative, you never know it might come in handy for something..

 

[Finman]

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The classic idea is to keep floor disjoint and 2 cm gap between floor and frames.

Ordinary ply will catch black mold soon on floor. Not very good floor material.

Have you a gap under the frames, that bees will not be squeezed against floor?

 

[REDWOOD]

Good job, if you put 2 battens under the floor, say 2x1 on each end it will stop the floor from rotting. Make the roof from normal wood, for some reason all my ply roofs delaminated in a couple of years and had to replace them with real wood roofs but the nucs themselves are fine treated with garden shades. Something to block the entrance is handy if they need to be moved.

 

[Millet]

Good job, if you put 2 battens under the floor, say 2x1 on each end it will stop the floor from rotting. Make the roof from normal wood, for some reason all my ply roofs delaminated in a couple of years and had to replace them with real wood roofs but the nucs themselves are fine treated with garden shades. Something to block the entrance is handy if they need to be moved.

Thank you for the tip, i was going to make a separate floor but i want something that i can move easily if need be, on the entrance i have some fine mesh to go on one it has been treated that can be left open or shut.

 

[Finman]

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Mesh floor is not a good idea to the nuc. IT keeps nuc too cold.
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[bjosephd]

Looks like a pretty decent solid swarm trap/bait box too.

You've got plenty of drying time, so I'm sure you're good to treat it with something heavy duty if you wanted.

I envy you have a workshop to play in this time of year. I mostly do virtual woodwork in my head during work and dream of Makita tools in the January sales!



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[REDWOOD]

I have mesh floors in all my nucs, wood or poly, never had a problem here

 

[Eyeman]

Mesh floor is not a good idea to the nuc. IT keeps nuc too cold.

Depends what you want to do with your nucs!
If your overwintering nucs then varroa monitoring and control is important.
My double nucs are sublimated under their OMF in the same way as my other colonies. Both pairs of nucs sit on a standard base with a varroa insert tray.
Varroa insert tray stays in place to reduce drafts. Tray is cleaned monthly.

 

[Finman]

I have mesh floors in all my nucs, wood or poly, never had a problem here

When I have nucs, the entrance is 2 x 2 cm. Where you need the rest of air hole?

I know that too much ventilation is too much ventilation to the hive. POly nucs with small ventilation are extremely good compared to wooden boxes.

Where you need the nuc? First it grows brood and colony size grows. The more warm the nuc, the bigger the brood amount.
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[Finman]

I have mesh floors in all my nucs, wood or poly, never had a problem here

I am not that good. I have allways some problems with nucs that things could go better.

Perhaps my demanding level is higher.

- For ecample ants are one nuisance.
- another thing is to found a nuc without brood and get rid of varroa before the new queen . Mites come in with brood frames.

 

[Madge]

I was sat idle earlier so i decided to knock a 6 frame double brood Nuc up out of 19mm ply that i was given, ...

How did you keep the bee space between the side bars and the end walls? Did you double up the plywood planks?

 

[Millet]

Looks like a pretty decent solid swarm trap/bait box too.

You've got plenty of drying time, so I'm sure you're good to treat it with something heavy duty if you wanted.

I envy you have a workshop to play in this time of year. I mostly do virtual woodwork in my head during work and dream of Makita tools in the January sales!



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Funny enough Joseph i made one last year and it caught a swarm, and the swarm was mine with my old Queen after a failed Artificial Swarm, i still have her now.

That is my kitchen Not a workshop.. , seriously though it does come in handy when it wild outside, the only problem is i have three chickens that roost in there and as soon as the light goes on they wake up, which is a pain in the but because they are tame and forever in the way.

 

[Millet]

How did you keep the bee space between the side bars and the end walls? Did you double up the plywood planks?

In a fashion yes, the 19mm ply is too thick to double up though so you need something half as thick to double up against the 19mm ply, if you are interested in making one or two i will take some more picture for you tomorrow of the inside.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Funny enough Joseph i made one last year and it caught a swarm, and the swarm was mine with my old Queen after a failed Artificial Swarm, i still have her now.

That is my kitchen Not a workshop.. , seriously though it does come in handy when it wild outside, the only problem is i have three chickens that roost in there and as soon as the light goes on they wake up, which is a pain in the but because they are tame and forever in the way.

Our chickens never get near the house but I'm pretty sure the horses would come in if they got half a chance. They look in the window and stare at us when feeding time is getting near.

 

[Millet]

Our chickens never get near the house but I'm pretty sure the horses would come in if they got half a chance. They look in the window and stare at us when feeding time is getting near.

Do not chop carrots in the window or a big heed might pop through.. lol..

 

[Finman]

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When I started to use terrarium heaters, they really taught to me, what heat means to colonies' build up. Very few understant that. More keep electrict heating as a joke.

Many keep their bees in cool hives that bees become more harsh. Such believing.. Native bees from Ice Age which actually come from Africa.

 

[chorrylan]

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Mesh floor is not a good idea to the nuc. IT keeps nuc too cold.
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I have a vague recollection that you use paradise polystyrene hives finman. Does your comment indicate that you don't like/use their poly nucs which only have screened floors or... do they make solid floors for the local market?

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[Finman]

I have a vague recollection that you use paradise polystyrene hives finman. Does your comment indicate that you don't like/use their poly nucs which only have screened floors or... do they make solid floors for the local market?

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I do polynucs from old poly boxes with table saw .
I do all floors from wood and coated ply. They are easy to keep clean with flame.

The roofs are all DIY.

Half of my boxes are old Nacka boxes.

I use 20 mm ply nowhere. Worst raw material in beehives. Heavy and no insulation value.
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And all solid floors.
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[Finman]

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To do many kind of things with own hands is one of the best sides in beekeeping. If something goes wrong, it does not harm. It is typical to hobby maker does everything three times.

The whole body suffers by stupid head.

"I have never problems". ...problems make life interesting...

 

[oliver90owner]

Someone needs to look up the definition of a nucleus hive.