We make up hundreds of nucs for sale each year and we like to think we are getting pretty good at it. Our nucs for sale come in a Paynes poly nuc and with an F1 Buckast queen, 3-4 frames of brood, a superb, calm temperatment, unlimited support and free delivery in the UK.
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Day 0: Identify a strong colony to use as a donor hive. Remove 3-4 frames of brood and 2-3 frames of stores and place in nuc. Shake in plenty of nurse bees to make up a 6 frame nuc.
You need to ensure you have brood in all stages (eggs and larvae) and plenty of bees to cover the frames, but no queen! - SEE VIDEO.
1. MAKE SPLIT
Day 0: It's possible to make up nucs or make splits in the same apiary but, it's far easier to manage the numbers of bees, without drifting, by moving to a new apiary.
Close the bees in the nuc and transfer them to the new apiary location. The new apiary should be at least miles away.
2. MOVE TO NEW LOCATION
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Day 8: Leave split alone for 8 days. If you moved apiary you can feed. If you stayed in the same apiary, do not feed (reduce robbing).
Day 8: After 8 days, go through every single frame and shake the bees off. Identify all emergency cells and remove them. Double check - you need to remove ALL the cell
3. REMOVE CELLS
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In this video, I show you how to split bees without finding the queen. Making splits without finding the queen is a great way to make increase in the apiary but also it removes the most difficult part of the process, which is finding the queen bee. This is process I now use when making hundreds of splits.
How To Split A Hive Without Finding The Queen
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Day 8: Immediately after destroying ALL the emergency cells, the colony is now hopelessly queenless. They have no queen and no resources (eggs or larvae) to create one.
Add a mated queen, in a sealed queen cage and place between two frames of brood. Do not remove the tab covering the fondant.
4. ADD CAGED QUEEN
Day 10: Leave the sealed cage in between the brood frames for 48 hrs. This allows the bees to get used to the smell of their new queen.
After 48 hrs, you can remove the plastic tab to expose the fondant. Place the cage back between the frames of brood and the bees will slowly release the queen.
5. REMOVE FONDANT TAB
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Day 17: After 1 week, we go back and check for eggs to see if the queen has been successfully introduced. If you see eggs, then there is no need to see the queen.
If you dont see eggs, try and locate the queen. It can take 2-3 weeks for mated queens to come back into lay following being caged
6. CHECK FOR EGGS
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