☯️ INCREASE Nuc Population TRICK | GROW a Small Nucs Population FAST!
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- Beekeeping |Increase Nuc Population Trick | Grow a Small Nucs Population FAST!
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This little trick can save a small nuc! When nuc populations aren't up all kinds of pests can overcome them, they could get robbed and you would lose a valuable queen. This is an easy manipulation to do. Don't mind the headless beekeeper... Thanks for watching and HAPPY BEEKEEPING!!
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An old but effective maneuver
To boost a nuc I grab a frame of about to emerge capped brood. To find that frame look for well traveled capped brood. Scratch open a cell. If the larvae has purple eyes that's the frame. Purple eyes means it'll emerge tomorrow. Swap with a nuc frame. Shake bees off both frames into their proper hives before swapping. The brood is what you're swapping. The emerging brood is a heck of a boost. Make certain you're not moving queens.
This is done in my yards too. But if the nuc is small to cover that frame or like me SHB country , you can lose that frame quickly. All that brood could be lost. So this method can stand in it's place. Both are tools of a keeper!!😃
That works, but this is for an instant increase
Good information my friend. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tip. I have a struggling nuc with a poor layer, so I am trying this today as a last ditch effort to build them up and maybe she’ll pick up the laying.
Unless she is just a bad layer , the population should increase her ability to lay. Give her at least a week to see if she is laying fuller frames of eggs. Good luck!
Thanks for sharing. Going to do this with a couple hives tomorrow
Good luck!
This is good, but it's even easier to leave the strong box where it is and set the weak box right smack in front of the strong box's entrance, or on top of the strong box with a slanted board leaned up against the front of the strong box......The returning foragers will be confused on their return, but quickly pop in to the weak box.....a few will find the entrance to the strong box, but most will go into your nuc. I will sometimes put a nuc on top of a strong colony for a week or two, then rotate the nuc back to it's original spot (or wherever) and put another nuc on top of the strong box....It's amazing how fast a few thousand foragers can strengthen a nuc in just a few days.......
You are right! I do this as well for a variety of reasons. A nice quick move, thanks!
good video
Thanks!
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Thank you too🌻
I hear ya, I ain't moving nothing, I don't confine ever,hive swap good long as laying Queen.Hey this is also fast way to kill laying workers, I mean literally 3-4 hrs I've added Queen's with Sucess,Good Job!!
yes, a laying queen should be in the larger hive. Never hurts to make that point!
Sir do, I did a similar thing with my bees a little while back to what you did and for me, it work well. The name is "swaping around colonies" 😁 nice video there...
Thank you!
"Swapping around colonies" sorry for the miss-spelling 🙏.
I have heard people say the introduced field force killed the queen after this. Have you had any issues with that?
No, the older girls can be testy and that was one reason i confined the queen in this nuc but also because she was new to the nuc as well. But in other instances I have had no problems. This technique is very old.
How late in the season are you able to make splits in your area? It is not too late right now?
I can make splits thru September. It isn't too late now if I was inclined to feed them, nectar is low.. I prefer less feeding but If I had a need to split I definitely could now, plenty of time to mate if needed and grow for winter.
They looked to be attacking the returning foragers. How reliable is this? 5:47,6:22. New keeper here trying to learn.
They will check each other out. This is an old method making use of the bees ability to " drift".
When someone comes to the front door carrying food, they aren't usually turned away. :)
@@briansmith6824 Well said! Thanks for watching!!
Can I ask you a question what are u using on top of the hives
You may be referring to the bubble insulation. It gets very hot in full sun and I don't use inner covers so the foil helps mitigate the heat.
It's called "reflectix".
Home Depot sells it. Its meant for insulating heating ducts.
@@buttsbeesllc4063 good on the no inner covers. They're great if you're into hive beetles.
We get ours at HD competition and have found it on ebay as well. Not all are the same! I like a heavier duty, bigger bubble. ✌
@@buttsbeesllc4063 properly built bee hives don't need inner covers.
All you need is a board on top.
I use migratory covers only. It was like this... one day you need to build 40 covers. If you're lazy and cheap like me you end up there.
The downside. If you build where the frame are flush with the top the cover gets glued on which is why I have to burn every box that Tim built.
In doing what she did cause the small nuc to defend the bee's coming in. I'd guess the nuc didn't survive
Actually both did well. Thanks for watching!
That's not the case. Foragers bringing nectar/pollen are welcomed into a colony, not a problem, they aren't robbing the nuc out.