New polynuc from Thornes

[Erichalfbee]

I’d forgotten all about it. Mice ate it over winter.

 

[Buzby]

I've just seen the DS NUC pre-order from Humblebee £55.00ish look exactly the same as the Thornes offering. I still have a couple of PARK Nucs going. I thought they would be a bitt too fragile but they've survived a few drops and blown about by high winds (when empty)

 

[Ely]

What do you reckon to Anal hives? I imagine they are quite irritating

 

[Buzby]

What do you reckon to Anal hives? I imagine they are quite irritating

I've got a few, why would they be irritating?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

almost as bad as varricoidal chanchrhoids

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I've got a few, why would they be irritating?

have you tried Arnica ointment?

 

[0bee-1]

What do you reckon to Anal hives? I imagine they are quite irritating

As everyone? knows that's ANEL...
I've got one at the moment ... just the brood box floor and roof but compatible with wooden supers
bees have over wintered well in it.
Steve

 

[Andy1387]

Might I suggest trying these ….
https://www.oldcastlefarmhives.com/6-frame-dual-poly-nuc/?v=7885444af42e

I’ve bought two and the quality is superb

 

[ericbeaumont]

quality is superb

Looks like a variation on the BS/Maisemore exterior box format. Parts of those two are interchangeable, so maybe OCFH use the same factory (wherever that is). As Jimmy said earlier, fragmentation of the poly nuc market helps no-one but the supplier, because although the extensions may be compatible, you wouldn't be able to stack a mixture of the three designs because one lid recess is round, another square, and the OCFH rectangular.

If only they would get together and agree on one design we might benefit from economy of scale of production.

 

[JamezF]

If only they would get together and agree on one design we might benefit from economy of scale of production.

And the vendors might benefit from more people buying them. I have a few Payne's poly nuc boxes, but at present prices there's no way I'm going to buy more from anywhere unless they sort their lives out with regards to compatibility. I'd rather just make my own.

James

 

[Ely]

And the vendors might benefit from more people buying them. I have a few Payne's poly nuc boxes, but at present prices there's no way I'm going to buy more from anywhere unless they sort their lives out with regards to compatibility. I'd rather just make my own.

James

The Paynes ones were very steep before they stopped producing. Not feasable if you need quite a few to make splits and expand

 

[Andy1387]

Looks like a variation on the BS/Maisemore exterior box format. Parts of those two are interchangeable, so maybe OCFH use the same factory (wherever that is). As Jimmy said earlier, fragmentation of the poly nuc market helps no-one but the supplier, because although the extensions may be compatible, you wouldn't be able to stack a mixture of the three designs because one lid recess is round, another square, and the OCFH rectangular.

If only they would get together and agree on one design we might benefit from economy of scale of production.

Totally agree but to make up some early three frame nucs these are ideal

 

[ericbeaumont]

three frame nucs

Yes, though I found that it to be unworkable to vary the use of a box from 3 to 6f, because once the division wall is propolised in place it is difficult to remove and replace it without a lot of scraping and fiddling and swearing. BS acknowledged (tacitly) that a flimsy Correx divider was not a good solution and offer a solid board to replace it. I made the job simple by keeping a few 3f boxes divided permanently and the rest as 6f.