- Joined
- Apr 23, 2021
- Messages
- 157
- Reaction score
- 264
- Location
- Orkney
- Hive Type
- Smith
- Number of Hives
- 11 and a few poly nucs
Well if you have the kit why not? The forecast for your location this week is for temperatures to reach 19-21c and if your bees are flying well and they are calm I would take advantage and transfer them. Isn’t a 4 box nuc a bit unwieldy?Managed to tip over a quadruple brood nuc as I was adjusting the strap after vaping it. I hadn’t managed to transfer it to a full size hive due to lack of kit earlier in the season and I think it’s too late now to be doing it now. It split between the 2nd and 3rd boxes. Fortunately no structural damage other than some dents. Put it all back together and strapped it down well. Bees were surprisingly calm, no stings despite my incompetence. Just hope the queen is okay.
The temperature here in July rarely exceeds the high teens and I often have to work with my bees on days when it’s 13-14c maximum!