Very useful video! THANK YOU! One Q… Is there a reason why you use nuc boxes for the splits and not a full size broad box if you’re creating a new hive…….Would that not save you one step and a lot of work later on? (I have lots of extra broad boxes, but not many spare nuc boxes.)
Yes, true. Good point. The bees have to keep the brood warm. If you use full size boxes use a divider board like dadant boxes use to keep the nest warm. The bees van pass the board. Its not nee free only insulated. I use a old frame wich s filled with cardboard to improve insulation. Both side a plate of thin cheap wood. Keep the entrence one bee entrence for defending.
You can't ! Unless you cut right through the Plastic ! (Which would probably damage the Cell in the process !!!) You could use 1/2 Sheet of Plastic Foundation, in top part of Frame, allow Bees to drawn out Natural Work and, or Drone Comb. This natural lower Wax, also allows for Queen Cells to be made. 😏 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
What does any one think about pulling that frame of cells. Cutting them all out and putting on Queen protectors. Then bank them with friendly bees . Then let it be known you have 15 queen cells at $10-15 apiece. Or just sell the frame for $50. Not a beekeeper just a speculator. Just Subbed. Blessings.
Did the bees go about creating the new supersedure queens on their own or did you provoke them to create them? The reason I ask is this..... If the bees feel the need to replace their queen because she is not performing as she should and you take those queens for new splits, don't you run the chance of creating a new colony with the same poor performance genetics of the original queen?
When a queen is ready to hatch their wing buds are last to develope. If you shake queen cells you can damage the wing buds and she will never fly and be a drone layer. Never shake them only brush them
Very clearly done.Congratulatulations.I too a beekeeper in India.
Toothpicks work great to put cut cells inside the hive onto the frames. Just worried your cells May fall to the bottom board
Great video, thanks. Do those new nucs need to be taken away to a different apiary or can you leave them in the same area as the parent hive?
Very useful video! THANK YOU! One Q… Is there a reason why you use nuc boxes for the splits and not a full size broad box if you’re creating a new hive…….Would that not save you one step and a lot of work later on? (I have lots of extra broad boxes, but not many spare nuc boxes.)
Yes, true. Good point. The bees have to keep the brood warm. If you use full size boxes use a divider board like dadant boxes use to keep the nest warm. The bees van pass the board. Its not nee free only insulated. I use a old frame wich s filled with cardboard to improve insulation. Both side a plate of thin cheap wood. Keep the entrence one bee entrence for defending.
@@BasvanHeelRoseboom thank you…. Just making split boxes…. Will incorporate your information…..sure makes sense!
Wth plastic foundation, how would you cut out queen cells? Thanks.
You can't ! Unless you cut right through the Plastic !
(Which would probably damage the Cell in the process !!!)
You could use 1/2 Sheet of Plastic Foundation, in top part of Frame, allow Bees to drawn out Natural Work and, or Drone Comb. This natural lower Wax, also allows for Queen Cells to be made. 😏
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
What does any one think about pulling that frame of cells. Cutting them all out and putting on Queen protectors. Then bank them with friendly bees . Then let it be known you have 15 queen cells at $10-15 apiece. Or just sell the frame for $50. Not a beekeeper just a speculator. Just Subbed. Blessings.
الله المعين والموفق أخي الكريم
How long was it from when the cells were started until you cut the out
Did the bees go about creating the new supersedure queens on their own or did you provoke them to create them?
The reason I ask is this.....
If the bees feel the need to replace their queen because she is not performing as she should and you take those queens for new splits, don't you run the chance of creating a new colony with the same poor performance genetics of the original queen?
Just curious where is your queen I didn't see you move her
Wade this is a queen less hive. That’s why they made so many cells.
Shake the bees off walk away cut your Queen sales then go back
Wade, you don’t want to shake the frame when you have queen cells on it. You can damage to damage the developing larvae.
When a queen is ready to hatch their wing buds are last to develope. If you shake queen cells you can damage the wing buds and she will never fly and be a drone layer. Never shake them only brush them