Nuc hives

[Finman]

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Full inspection... I do not know what is that

Every month inspection has its own purpose... Unless merely curious peep

 

[Finman]

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About brood factories

To such I need good layers and big colonies, pollen patty and electrict heating. With such system the colony makes 3 fold brood . When a big colony makes 15 frames brood, a nuc makes 2 frames at same time. I strenghten the nuc, that I get from it a normal productive hive. If hive is too small in main yield, I join smaller hives.

Last spring I saw that if I made a productive nuc first of May, it became a productive colony. But if I made it first of June, it made only nurser bees for main yield.

I must have a box full of brood at the beginning of June, if I hope that the colony helps in honey production.


To accelerate in spring 4 frame nuc with pollen patty and electrict, it makes the nucs sick. They get chalkbrood. I do not know why.

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[Swarm]

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Full inspection... I do not know what is that

Every month inspection has its own purpose... Unless merely curious peep

Do you shake the bees off each frame to inspect the brood every inspection?

 

[Finman]

Do you shake the bees off each frame to inspect the brood every inspection?

I know that method. If you do not know, what to do, shake them. And feed syrup.
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[Swarm]

That's what I consider a full inspection, I don't do that every visit.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

this thread is getting a bit like my hearing at the moment - all I'm getting is white noise

 

[maddydog]

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To accelerate in spring 4 frame nuc with pollen patty and electrict, it makes the nucs sick. They get chalkbrood. I do not know why.

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What size colonies are you accelerating with patties and heating?

 

[Finman]

What size colonies are you accelerating with patties and heating?

over 5 frames. When I stop, the hives may have 2-3 boxes.
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[Finman]

That's what I consider a full inspection, I don't do that every visit.

a good habit to tell to bees who is the Boss

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[maddydog]

over 5 frames. When I stop, the hives may have 2-3 boxes.
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Thanks

 

[Erichalfbee]

a good habit to tell to bees who is the Boss

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So how do you avoid missing queen cells and swarming?

 

[Finman]

So how do you avoid missing queen cells and swarming?

Never thought about that............ missing queen cells ?

 

[Finman]

So far I have made full inspection about woodpecker holes. One hole found.

 

[Swarm]

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[Finman]

Do you shake the bees off each frame to inspect the brood every inspection?

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