aberreef
Field Bee
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2010
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- Location
- Mid Glamorgan
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5 hives + 3 nucs
Early to be thinking of this I know but I like to pre plan
I'd like to make a few nucs in the coming season but would also like a decent honey crop so don't want to split the 2 colonies I've got (1 national and 1 TBH) unless I have to for swarm control.
Is it possible to make up nucs using undrawn foundation, shaking in a good number of bees (blocked in for a few days, fed with OM floor) and then add a pre mated queen (bought in for this year). Will the bees draw enough comb in a few days for the queen to lay and get off to a good start?
Thanks in advance
Huw
I'd like to make a few nucs in the coming season but would also like a decent honey crop so don't want to split the 2 colonies I've got (1 national and 1 TBH) unless I have to for swarm control.
Is it possible to make up nucs using undrawn foundation, shaking in a good number of bees (blocked in for a few days, fed with OM floor) and then add a pre mated queen (bought in for this year). Will the bees draw enough comb in a few days for the queen to lay and get off to a good start?
Thanks in advance
Huw