Nuc box frame spacing

[Erichalfbee]

Poly nucs? Absolutely
I have mine on home made solid floors with an under floor entrance

 

[Sutty]

I really like poly nucs. In poly hives the queen will lay right up to the frame against the wall, which seems unusual in wood. This means a poly nuc has a much bigger effective capacity than a wood one.

 

[North End Bees]

I really like poly nucs. In poly hives the queen will lay right up to the frame against the wall, which seems unusual in wood. This means a poly nuc has a much bigger effective capacity than a wood one.

In warm-way wood, the bees tend to fill the first frame nearest the entrance with pollen instead of putting it across a range of frames. So that saves capacity on individual frames.
But I've always found they'll use that first frame for brood when they need it.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I've often had queens lay right up to the walls in my cedar nationals.

 

[blackcloud]

Ditto

 

[pargyle]

Really? That would make life easier. Would I need to remove the castellated strip or do they go over the top of it? Sorry if it's a daft question. i may be better off just buying a Nuc with frames instead.

I like the Paynes poly nucs .. they have a side feeder and I cut that out so that it becomes a 7 or 8 frame box... which I can dummy down with slabs of Celotex to whatever size I want and then let them grow into it. Brilliant for overwintering as well. Poly is not as cheap as it used to be but still worth considering.

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