Nuc Box

[CoolWings]

Hi All,

i'm a newbee here.

i'm looking for plans to build a 5 frame Nuc box that will take frames from a commercial hive that i'm getting from the mother in law for Christmas.

would it be just a matter halving the measurements regarding the front and back board of the brood box?


Thanks

 

[madasafish]

Hi All,

i'm a newbee here.

i'm looking for plans to build a 5 frame Nuc box that will take frames from a commercial hive that i'm getting from the mother in law for Christmas.

would it be just a matter halving the measurements regarding the front and back board of the brood box?


Thanks

Err No. The full size plans will include an allowance for beespace on either side of the hive. The Nuc will need the same..not half it. And it also depends on the make up of the end /side design...

 

[Finman]

would it be just a matter halving the measurements regarding the front and back board of the brood box?


Thanks

I have done nucs that way. But the frames need space 5 x 35 mm + 5 mm + 5 mm.

5 mm is needed to the comb against the wall. Otherwise seam is too narrow.

So halving the box does not give two nucs. Two 4 frame nucs are possible.

 

[Murox]

Read this first http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/com.html. The external dimension of Commercial bee hives are 465mm square. This is only 2.5mm different all round to the National bee hive (460mm square) . The Commercial frame has short lugs and the boxes have a larger capacity than the National bee hive.
And take a look at this https://www.abelo.co.uk/shop/polystyrene-nucleus/6-frame-commercial-polystyrene-nucleus-hive/

 

[SDM]

Do not buy abelos commercial nuc, its a badly adjusted langstroth nuc with major bee space issues.
Maismore make a much better commercial nuc significantly cheaper and if you wait for January sales, cheaper still.

 

[DaveG23]

You can buy the plans for making several nucs from one 8x4 sheet of ply from beecraft, you can download the plans for £2.50. Should be easy enough to adapt the plans from national to commercial. I intend to do so soon.

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=41725

 

[CoolWings]

You can buy the plans for making several nucs from one 8x4 sheet of ply from beecraft, you can download the plans for £2.50. Should be easy enough to adapt the plans from national to commercial. I intend to do so soon.



Perfect, Thanks for the link i will have a look

 

[CoolWings]

Read this first The external dimension of Commercial bee hives are 465mm square. This is only 2.5mm different all round to the National bee hive (460mm square) . The Commercial frame has short lugs and the boxes have a larger capacity than the National bee hive.
And take a look at this

this is great information so much info on the bushman site.

Thanks Murox

 

[CoolWings]

I have done nucs that way. But the frames need space 5 x 35 mm + 5 mm + 5 mm.

5 mm is needed to the comb against the wall. Otherwise seam is too narrow.

So halving the box does not give two nucs. Two 4 frame nucs are possible.

Thanks for the feed back Finman.

 

[CoolWings]

I would like to thank all for the great information, i will definitely be back if i have any more queries . more than likely i will .

Thanks All

 

[deemann1]

You can buy the plans for making several nucs from one 8x4 sheet of ply from beecraft, you can download the plans for £2.50. Should be easy enough to adapt the plans from national to commercial. I intend to do so soon.

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=41725

I did this yesterday on beecraft they sent me email with reference number but how the he'll can I access the plans because I need a subscription number to create an account

 

[Anduril]

I did this yesterday on beecraft they sent me email with reference number but how the he'll can I access the plans because I need a subscription number to create an account

Contact them with your dilema, they are supposed to be available worldwide [email protected]