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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: 40 Acre Bees on May 21, 2015, 08:33:50 pm

Title: New hive Layout - Nucs
Post by: 40 Acre Bees on May 21, 2015, 08:33:50 pm

Well we are still waiting for our new nucs after losing our bees this past winter.  My question is we have lots of drawn comb and honey left from last year.  Do we need to feed syrup if we have lots of frames of honey and how would we layout the frames in the deep.  We use 10 frames in deep supers.  Thanks

Title: Re: New hive Layout - Nucs
Post by: brooksbeefarm on May 22, 2015, 12:01:48 am

I put the nuc frames in the middle, empty frames or foundation next to them and the honey frames in #1 and #10 position. JMHO, Jack

Title: Re: New hive Layout - Nucs
Post by: LazyBkpr on May 22, 2015, 08:37:57 am

What Jack said!  ;D   Hope those nucs do well for you this year!

Title: Re: New hive Layout - Nucs
Post by: Perry on May 22, 2015, 10:46:24 am

Let me know how you make out.

Title: Re: New hive Layout - Nucs
Post by: brooksbeefarm on May 22, 2015, 10:50:36 am

Yes, i would feed them 1 to 1 sugar mix as long as they take it. Jack