Swarm help pls

[Etton]

Just captured a swarm from a tree in my apiary Put all in a nuke box and flyer all gone in. Should I shut the nuke until the morning to stop them leaving or should I leave the nuke entrance closed. I have closed at the mo. What's the best thing to do?

 

[Cussword]

Do you have a queen excluder on your nuc entrance? If so, set it to that. They won't go anywhere without her.

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[linoleum bonypart]

If the queens in and they are happy with the nuc they should stay.....they must be from your hive ....is that number 4 ?

 

[Etton]

Yes, no 4 but only two queens. One is tdays swarm if it stays the other is an AS waitimg for hopefully hatched queen to mate.

On todays swarm i have place in an empty nuke box with a QE place vertically against the front, if works may leave for a day.

Question since its no doubt my bees should i put in a sugar 1-2 feed fram and should i put in some undrawn foundation frames if so how many ...4 pluse feeder?

Thanks

 

[Vortex]

If you're going to keep them then yes you need to give them foundation if that's all you've got. To get them to draw it you'll need to feed them 1:1 sugar syrup. Since they're your bees and you know their health history you can feed them immediately. Use a contact feeder if you have one, saves bees drowing. I have home made Ashcorft feeders for my nucs so use those.

 

[Etton]

Do you have a queen excluder on your nuc entrance? If so, set it to that. They won't go anywhere without her.

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It would make sense for nuc box to incorporate QE into options on yellow entrance disc?

 

[sherwood]

I have found it benificial if you are able to do so to give the swarm a frame of brood and you will find them very reluctant to leave this. Probably only acheiveable in your own or a large apairy.

 

[madasafish]

I have found it benificial if you are able to do so to give the swarm a frame of brood and you will find them very reluctant to leave this. Probably only acheiveable in your own or a large apairy.

Or old broodcomb..

Or some comb with honey
Or some drawn out comb.

(in descending order of preference..)

Anything is better than foundation..

If I have to give foundation to my own swarms - as I have this year - I feed after 24 hours.

Note: MY OWN swarms. Not unknown swarms - 3 days for them