How To Transfer A Nuc Into A Beehive

[@RonaldSmiles]

Bees arrived yesterday and they are doing great, I will be transferring them today, this video is a great help, thank you

[@FamilyFriendlyBushcraft]

Looking forward to receiving our Nuc tomorrow. Using a top bar hive here but plan on some British Nationals for the future and some log hives on the outer land. Its as much about helping the bees as it is the bonus of the honey. Just want to say though, anyone looking to deal with a professional could do far worse than work with Laurence at Black Mountain.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

That's a very kind comment. Thank you 😊

[@BountifulBees]

At what point would you recommend moving an overwintered polynuc to a poly hive? They seem to have lots of food and little space. Is there a swarming risk early march?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

I would be inclined to go towards end of March at the absolute earliest. But it only takes a nice 1hr sting of weather to do it. Once they in the new home, they are fine :)

[@BountifulBees]

Thanks! :)

[@HatedJared]

Greetings from the US. Thanks for this video. I put an orchard on our property last year and just ordered 2 nucs and 2 bare hives. Wasnt sure how to move them to their permanent home.

[@Joe-yo1tm]

Hi mate, just wanted to say thank you for your vids, they are so so helpful. I had two questions if you didn't mind, if you've got videos on these topics let me know. 1. Do you/should you put anything under the pallets to prevent weeds coming through. Or could this be an area where lots of nasties collect themselves? Is it pointless? 2. Is checking hives after 5pm in the summer ok providing its warm and light? Thanks again! We get our bees soon, so exciting

[@Beetrueuk]

Thank you, nice clear and simple 👍🏾

[@stevenedwards4371]

I have a National Nuc brood box and would like to transfer to a 14x12 brood box how do i do it

[@malcolmleith5204]

We are buying our nucs from you for may, when is the best time to order and how long have we got to get everything ready? Thanks Malcolm.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Hi Malcolm. I'd order ASAP. We will be selling out soon and then the orders will be closed 😞 We will ship all May delivery nucs hopefully by the middle of May.

[@AA-pm8iz]

Super video thanks. Question - if you have drawn frames or frames with stores can you add and skip the feeding?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Yes you can! Drawn frames are the best option but you can add a frame or two of stores as well if you feel they need stores. Only risk is to congest the brood nest. A mix of the two would be ideal

[@muddyfunker3014]

Immensely helpful, thank you 👍🏻

[@mudassirgire1479]

Ordered a nuc from you so this video is fantastic for me as a new beekeeper!! Great work, keep it up. Re: 2/4 liters of sugar syrup, is that per week?

[@scotthenderson4376]

Great info I'm getting a Nuc this weekend and just caught a swarm 2 days ago. I plan to add a frame feeder to each hive. How much do you think they'll need to draw comb out also how long before checking in on them?

[@clarebuswell]

That was really useful and clear, thanks!

[@ultrasteve9031]

Great vid. I've followed advice before to dummy board them down to keep the bees warm by giving less space. Do you not bother with them? Cheers

[@Leslieann999]

My dad suddenly ordered honeybees and told me to do everything as he’s not home so I have been watching a lot of KZbin videos on how to put together beehive and how to transfer bees from the nuke to the hive. The bees are coming in the mail. If you could help me with other questions I might have that I’ll be great.

[@lagrangebees]

Having the frames perpendicular to the entrance is something I've never seen before, I presume this has no impact on the hive?

[@malcolmleith5204]

Hi Lawrence I’ve purchase a Longstroth hive and inserts , can I still use your DN4 frames?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Hi Malcolm. If you have bought a Langstroth hive you will need a Langstroth nuc and not the DN4 (deep nationals). Drop me an email and we can switch you to Langstroth 😀

[@malcolmleith5204]

@@BlackMountainHoney email sent, started to have panic attacks, as taking in so much information, really helpful thank you very much 😰

[@BlackMountainHoney]

@@malcolmleith5204 No problem 😊

[@Jimbo12716]

Wouldn't you do it in the am when they haven't left the hive yet ?

[@russdean6598]

I was going to ask about the orientation of the frames, will you be doing a short video on the pro’s and con’s of the different frame direction.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

If you search channel for warm way vs cold way 😉

[@twotitmicefoundationvodka2079]

Excellent!!

[@asadullahanfishi995]

Awesome vid ! I have a nuc that is going to rapidly grow as they have 2 frames of full brood. Should I transfer them before they expand or should I wait for the bees to expand. Thanks!

[@northshoreireland1074]

I wouldn't get ahead of yourself unless there's a massive flow or very good weather you're probably a couple weeks off needing to transfer the nuc.

[@vytbbb7146]

Do you need to move food frames more to the outside or do bees rearange the food frames themselves?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

If you do it in the same order as the nuc, it's already prearranged

[@robertburgin1688]

Sting alert for your vid haha

[@KajunHomestead]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@pasiekapszczelove1410]

fajny materiał :) Pozdrawiam z Polski ;)

[@BrooklandsHoneyBees]

Fantastic video as always man!

[@garden2356]

How do I keep slugs out

[@boomdagreatred4070]

dont you quarantine?