Nucs suppliers

[Curly green finger's]

Anyone point me in the right direction I need 20 6 frame poly nucs asap and my usual suppliers have only got the odd few?
Thanks
Mark

 

[Ian123]

I’d try BS if you haven’t already…
Maismores, don’t buy the cheap Thornes 1 the bee space is wrong and fiddly entrance. Not an issue when half full a pain in the arse when there’s a big nuc in there.

 

[Curly green finger's]

I’d try BS if you haven’t already…
Maismores, don’t buy the cheap Thornes 1 the bee space is wrong and fiddly entrance. Not an issue when half full a pain in the arse when there’s a big nuc in there.

Ok cheers mate , I have a feeling I’m going to struggle to get them.

 

[JamezF]

Can you quickly knock some up out of PIR board and aluminium tape?

James

 

[Curly green finger's]

Can you quickly knock some up out of PIR board and aluminium tape?

James

Nope I’m already making frames floors cbs roofs trying to extract hiving up nucs my home apiary went from two to 10 I’ve moved 5 and left all queen right colony’s.

 

[user 20297]

Could you get some emergency use from those transportation nuc-boxes made from Correx, and worry about the longer-term housing afterwards?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Could you get some emergency use from those transportation nuc-boxes made from Correx, and worry about the longer-term housing afterwards?

Could do I’m hopefully getting sorted

 

[blackcloud]

Correx AND Pir combined is one of my winter projects

 

[Ian123]

Who did you go with?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Who did you go with?

Bs can’t deliver untill the end of June so I’m still looking anyone?

 

[JamezF]

The correx nuc suggestion would seem to be the most obvious one for the moment then. Not a huge cost, should be ok during the warmer months and gives you a while to replace them as poly options become available.

James

 

[Erichalfbee]

Bs can’t deliver untill the end of June so I’m still looking anyone?

Stop grafting and stop catching swarms?

 

[Moobee]

Bs can’t deliver untill the end of June so I’m still looking anyone?

Did you try Paynes? They have 6 frame nucs with a side feeder available....

 

[Blunt Spike]

Cut a 5mm groove down the middle (inside) of a bb and slide in a dividing board creating two 5 frame nucs seated on a snelgove board that opens opposite sides.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Cut a 5mm groove down the middle (inside) of a bb and slide in a dividing board creating two 5 frame nucs seated on a snelgove board that opens opposite sides.

I have some of these already and I need all my bbs for the heather.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Did you try Paynes? They have 6 frame nucs with a side feeder available....

Nope but I will

 

[Curly green finger's]

Stop grafting and stop catching swarms?

Ummm…. Swarming has stopped but grafting I should stopbut I’m on a mission .