Nucleus transfer.

[reigate]

What is the best way to place frames when transferring a nuc to a brood box. Warm way or cold way?

 

[BMH]

Dont think it makes much difference.

I like warm way as I can then work from the back of the hive without twisting my back

 

[birdsandbees]

I agree, personal preference, I have mine set in 'cold way' not that it is anymore.

 

[Millet]

What is the best way to place frames when transferring a nuc to a brood box. Warm way or cold way?

It makes no difference i have them both ways due to various space issues..i do prefare them the warm way though..

 

[Poly Hive]

With OMF floors does warm/cold way still exist?

PH

 

[BMH]

Probably zero impact on temps within frames but a simple way of describing frame orientation

 

[Wingy]

If I tried warm way I’d have difficulty Langstroth is cold way only so no issues trying to make my mind up

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

What is the best way to place frames when transferring a nuc to a brood box. Warm way or cold way?

Whichever way suits you, whether you have solid or mesh floors - no difference to the bees .
Personally, I think they make better use of the comb if cold way, but as I said, it's a personal thing.

 

[Poly Hive]

I've had to think about this and yes I do run cold way, probably a hang over from when I had Lang in the mix.

PH

 

[Millet]

Warm or Cold way makes no difference you rather stand behind or beside the hive during inspections/manipulations or whatever you want to call it..KISS

 

[Curly green fingers]

Warm or Cold way makes no difference you rather stand behind or beside the hive during inspections/manipulations or whatever you want to call it..KISS

that's ph is line

 

[Millet]

Out of interest and sorry to the Original poster..does anyone who have caught Swarms in whatever box compost bin or whatever know which method the bees choose with no frames/foundation in direction to the entrance..

 

[Millet]

that's ph is line

Hell yeh .. i was just messing..

 

[Poly Hive]

I have sorted out empty boxes that swarms took over and the combs were effectively swirls which proves bugger all.

PH

 

[Millet]

Exactly ..

 

[citrus]

tbh I had never really thought about this so had to look it up

"Warm way is frames parallel to the hive entrance and cold way is perpendicular to the entrance."



So I always stand to the side for inspections so its warm way for me then !!

 

[birdsandbees]

Out of interest and sorry to the Original poster..does anyone who have caught Swarms in whatever box compost bin or whatever know which method the bees choose with no frames/foundation in direction to the entrance..

It depends on the space they have found for themselves in my experience but no conclusions drawn, cavity wall cut out cold way, stable wall with 2" gap warm way (two huge combs) chimney cut out mix of both as they circled the flue liner, soffit cut outs have been both ways, open boxes I'd say the majority have gone cold way but no definite preference.

I guess like us the bees have their own preference.

 

[Poly Hive]

Just for information Citrus but before varroa made OMF floors popular, they were coming in very slowly as part of better wintering techniques. Most bees were kept on solid floors (many still are) and there were ferocious rows over which was the better way to run the combs.

PH

 

[Ian123]

Maybe Derick could run an experiment

 

[Newbeeneil]

tbh I had never really thought about this so had to look it up

"Warm way is frames parallel to the hive entrance and cold way is perpendicular to the entrance."



So I always stand to the side for inspections so its warm way for me then !!

Surely if you stand to the side and inspect you have yours cold way???