Artificial Swarm The Nuc Method.

[Millet]

Could any of you good chaps explain the nuc method of swarm control..I have more than enough equipment to do a Pagden but I am curious with the nuc method..the reason being I have a strong angry colony hell bent on swarming and the Queen and any virgins are on borrowed time..I will be doing a artificial swarm tomorrow while I have a bit of spare time..

When I get finished lambing in roughly five days I will order four mated Queens (availability dependant) and make nucs from this colony and splat the evil Queen.
Thanks
Steve.

 

[Beefriendly]

Stick queen and shake some bees and a frame of brood into a nuc (plus stores and pollen).
Either allow a queen cell in hive to mature and emerge (not a good option in many cases) or add frame of eggs from known good queen and only allow these to develop. Or add new queen...tricky cos lots of older bees.

Nuc method totally depends on you finding the queen...Not an issue in your case....certainly an issue in mine

 

[Poly Hive]

Put open or closed cells into a nuc with the frame they are on and at least another frame of brood plus a good shake from a further comb and repeat as often as you like. I usually make up three nucs and leave the parent with an open cell.

Very simple as I like simple.

PH

 

[Hivemaker.]

I use this method, keeps them as a strong honey gathering force... and honey is what I'm after from them.

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=667041&postcount=8

 

[Beefriendly]

Typical beekeeping...One simple question.... three different interpretations ( so far).

 

[Millet]

Typical beekeeping...One simple question.... three different interpretations ( so far).

I need it simple.i ain't thick I hope but some manipulations need explaining time and time again..once I have it in my head I am good to go.

 

[Newbeeneil]

This is a pretty comprehensive description of the nuc method.
https://theapiarist.org/the-nucleus-method/

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

This is a pretty comprehensive description of the nuc method.
https://theapiarist.org/the-nucleus-method/

 

[Poly Hive]

Umm no. Its a description of A nucleus method to be pedantic. AFAIK there is no such thing as "the" nucleus method.

PH

 

[Hebeegeebee]

Don't forget that if you use a nuc method, you will have a large queenless colony remaining. If they are none too pleasant, there is a good chance they will be worse being queenless.

 

[maddydog]

Cue: 'best way to find the queen in huge aggressive colony?' thread

 

[Millet]

Cue: 'best way to find the queen in huge aggressive colony?' thread

Easy to find them..even more so when marked..

 

[thibault]

I use this method, keeps them as a strong honey gathering force... and honey is what I'm after from them.

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=667041&postcount=8

When you say "next inspection", do you mean every 7 days? If so, then the main hive would be queenless for 21days before you reintroduced the queen, is that right? Thx

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[Hivemaker.]

When you say "next inspection", do you mean every 7 days? If so, then the main hive would be queenless for 21days before you reintroduced the queen, is that right? Thx

14 days.