Timing nucs for sale.

[BigAshW]

I'm looking to start producing a few nucs for sale next year and I'm just wondering about he timings involved.

When would you experienced hands at nuc production start nucs off with a view to build up to overwinter?

And when is the main demand for nucs? Early spring or during the summer?

As always all.advice welcome and many thanks in advance.

 

[Newbeeneil]

There is always a strong demand for overwintered nucs to replace losses.

 

[Ian123]

No time like the present to start. What are you rearing from. Ian

 

[BigAshW]

No time like the present to start. What are you rearing from. Ian

Won't be until next year. I need to set up with some national kit as all my kit is on commercial frames at the moment. Was going to use long hives to provide the initial brood and bees first. And introduce virgin queen's to get mated and let them build up.


I brought in virgins from Northumberland Honey this year so will be interested to see how they go next year and if I like will buy more from them until I'm proficient enough in rearing my own queen's.

 

[Wilco]

Won't be until next year. I need to set up with some national kit as all my kit is on commercial frames at the moment. Was going to use long hives to provide the initial brood and bees first. And introduce virgin queen's to get mated and let them build up.


I brought in virgins from Northumberland Honey this year so will be interested to see how they go next year and if I like will buy more from them until I'm proficient enough in rearing my own queen's.

Why not have a few national nucs and a couple of national BBs to put on best hives, then remove when laid up and split frames into a series of two frame nucs? Reduces how much kit you need to buy.