swarm control using a nuce box

[paulgid]

what is the best way to use a nuce box for swarm control?.
regards paul

 

[Poly Hive]

Hi and just so you know there is a search function on the site.

If you set out to use it(advanced function) you would find this:

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8945&highlight=swarming

PH

 

[Vergilius]

Did you not read up on swarm control before buying 6 colonies???

Ben P

 

[Poly Hive]

Now now, the ethos is kick the ball. Not the player.

Possibly in the book he got the chapter was missing, excremental filth does happen, and usually to me so I knows....LOL

PH

 

[drstitson]

when you find queen cells split off a nuc with best cell and leave original colony as is w/o QCs.
voila - 2 colonies.

if well populated colony then could split off several nucs.

 

[paulgid]

thanks drstitson that is the answer i was after as i have done normal swarm control with a spare hive the artifical swarm.as i have had the bee,s for five years i thought i may try somthing new.no thanks to ben p for sarcastic coments

 

[Vergilius]

thanks drstitson that is the answer i was after as i have done normal swarm control with a spare hive the artifical swarm.as i have had the bee,s for five years i thought i may try somthing new.no thanks to ben p for sarcastic coments

Sorry LOL.

Ben P

 

[Tom Bick]

when you find queen cells split off a nuc with best cell and leave original colony as is w/o QCs.
voila - 2 colonies.

if well populated colony then could split off several nucs.

I am not sure about this.

Don’t you mean make up a nuc with old queen and then let the original hive re queen. You can if you wish to make one extra nuc with a queen cell providing you have the bees to spare.

 

[drstitson]

tom - no - possible to split off nucs using QCs leaving original colony/queen in place.

 

[Tom Bick]

Yes if you are happy that you have stopped the swarming instinct

 

[drstitson]

tom - agree not textbook but worked for one of our newbies last april (new nuc mid april, QC end april - split to nuc and full colony - total yield for year 15+85 lbs.