Bee-Key-Pur
Field Bee
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- Oct 3, 2010
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Hi
I was wondering if anyone on the forum uses National Twin stocks (brood box with a divider) instead of, or as well as Nuc boxes for queen rearing, or making splits?
I can see that there could be some advantages, i.e. if you wanted to take them into winter, all under the same roof so to speak. But I can also see a few disadvantages, i.e. when they start to build up etc.
Also, would it not be possible to use two divided boxes, one on top of the other and providing the dividers meet on the inside, the top box could then be used as a super, or to give them more stores to over winter with, insulation under the roof as per a normal hive.
Brian
I was wondering if anyone on the forum uses National Twin stocks (brood box with a divider) instead of, or as well as Nuc boxes for queen rearing, or making splits?
I can see that there could be some advantages, i.e. if you wanted to take them into winter, all under the same roof so to speak. But I can also see a few disadvantages, i.e. when they start to build up etc.
Also, would it not be possible to use two divided boxes, one on top of the other and providing the dividers meet on the inside, the top box could then be used as a super, or to give them more stores to over winter with, insulation under the roof as per a normal hive.
Brian