How To Make Queens Using 2 Frame Mating Nuc

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How to make queens with 2 frame mating nuc is a video explaining how to use the 2 frame nuc to make your own queens. The two frame nuc is what we use to mate our queens that we sale, great for under 3 pound swarm captures, and do splits with. If you want to learn how to mate your own queens, this is the hive to use.
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[@juanrojas6063]

I live in a small apartment in smack middle of San Francisco and yet here I am watching bee keeping videos at 3 AM

[@indigomoon4991]

Kinda same situation here. Was thinking about contacting a beekeeping group on fb for my local area. Or the agriculture center. Maybe see if anyone be willing to take on and teach in exchange for some volunteer work. Just to get to wrangle some bee's! Lol Looks like it'd be good, healthy therapy in this chaotic world 🌎.

[@loiettaadams9500]

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[@willdelito8561]

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING HOBBIES I DO. AS A CONTRACTOR I SOLVE PROBLEMS EVERY DAY WHICH CAN BE HECTIC. I FIND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN FINISHING THE DAY WITH A LAWN CHAIR IN THE APIARY WITH A CLOD BEER WATCHING THE LADIES.@@indigomoon4991

[@eduardofernandes7048]

very funny stuff

[@jerryelliott4447]

I got 5 packages back last April, I had been watching your videos and decided in mid may to build six 2 frame mating nucs because i had a queen get superseded and didn't want to kill off all cells they had built. I used those up to do walk away splits with and also used them to test shipped in queens. I split those hives and went into winter with 22 colonies. As of today 2/29 all are still alive. I'm in central ohio so we still have 2 months to contend with (one more month till maple bloom) but your info has helped me a lot. I appreciate the advice and videos David.

[@davidhaught84]

Thank you I appreciate that!!!

[@roycarter6235]

Hello from the Blue Mountains in Australia. I have been watching your videos for some time now. They have dramatically increased my bee knowledge.

[@alexalovesyahweh]

I don’t know why but me and my four-year-old daughter love your videos! You’re awesome! Thanks for the content

[@alexalovesyahweh]

She’s decided she wants to be a beekeeper so bees will like her like they like you

[@richardkuhn8115]

Lot of Great information David. I wondered if You were going to take a breath. Thanks a bunch for sharing. Appreciate it.

[@Bobcagon]

David, Your videos and your presentation are grass roots Beekeeping. Well done. Here is an idea for those people who think beekeeping is expensive. What I have been doing from the beginning to build bee hives is this. Go to any construction site that is building houses, apartment buildings, or any type of construction and ask if you can have some of the scrap pieces of board.Most times you are doing them a favour. Then you can build anything you want for free. Plywood, particle board etc is usually thrown out.

[@edcook6146]

I'm in northeastern Indiana. There's an old saying that is swarm in May is worth a load of hay. A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon. April April, in Indiana can be really cold and I've seen it snow in April in Indiana more than once.

[@jacadaxray]

I agree with you 100%, but what do I know I have only had bees for 50 years LOL

[@MrHoneybeeScratcher]

I bought 10 for $238 with free shipping on Ebay & they are amazing. I have always watched your videos & considered buying from you if you would come down on pricing. I bought all this guy had & I want to get 10 more as I'm doing more queens this year. I'm not putting you down at all just giving you something to consider. I live in Georgia & can always pick things up from you.

[@velbertw]

that guy did not make hardly any money off of that sale giving free shipping

[@daleford5531]

I have three..plan to buy more this year..awesome product and great construction

[@jonhaskell9630]

I make little entrance reducers, and stick a drywall screw in the front of the reducer, so they're easier to manipulate. I like to build the slightly deeper nucs though, so the swarm cells that are hanging down below the frames will still fit without messing with them.

[@rustyaalberg6956]

Thanks for the video David. That's a great idea on the package bees and two additional queens. Lol...photo bombed by the cat..

[@shuiqlazam]

River Falls WI - Russians were out collecting pollen on Sunday. The trees are starting to bloom everywhere and the Russians have awoken from their slumber. It's in the 30s at night 40s during day - tree sap is running - upwards of 60 this weekend. I have built some 2 frame mating nucs - plan is to expand to three hives of 8-Frames for over winter. Overall, grow from my one hive that made it over the winter into three hives - next year - if over winter is successful for 3 hive - I will really start to ramp up my business of delivering Wisconsin OverWinter Nucs. I never treated these Russians for Mites last year - here's to hoping I have found a healthy hive that manages it own mite loads. I listened to you Dave and started feeding pollen early / w sugar I think I work the hive up right on queue - Time to start feeding and building bees!

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Thanks David for the good info.I started building some today.They should work out great have great season!

[@JakeBeesos]

Steve's Outdoor World Hi Steve. I just subscribed to your channel. great info. please check out mine.

[@jamesden7541]

I really do enjoy the KZbin videos that barnyard be hands and I enjoy the You tube he. Seems. real knowledge of Queen seems like there really concerned about helping people especially when you'r. 🆕 beekeeper and it's a simple down Earth person that is willing to go out a way to help someone and I would definitely recommend Barnyard bees

[@ricardodominguez3785]

Your videos are very good, thank you very much for your teachings, I am really new to this and I am learning a lot from your videos.Greetings from Houston Tx.

[@kinginsomnia5999]

Yea bro same here!.I woke up one day and say I think I should do some bees 🐝,am doing so much research on raising bees I think I'll be getting a bee PHD..I just need the perfect spot, I'll in the caribbean.

[@vcanura]

Great method. Already used last year. Done plenty of 2 frame nucs and they work quite well. 100% mating of new queens. Start again this year. Thanks David!

[@loislangley2975]

I have 1 new swarm 6 weeks in 2 box hive. Has just got down to a few bees in top box. Going into winter here so I am just going to take any frames they haven't got anything in and put 2 or 3 honey nectar frames in. Hope to get another 2 boxes and frames for spring. I just hope these survive. In Queensland Australia.

[@gwaynewilcox2702]

Thanks for the beetle gate. I'll see when my package is coming and get 2 Queens from you.

[@jamesslemp6490]

Nice job on the video My self not needing a whole lot of Qs take one hive earlier then they make there normal Q cells for swarming and let them go at it by removing the old Q and once those cells are ripe and within a day or two of emerging then harvest them to start some nucs but to make some resource nucs incase theres a problem with a hive then combine these nucs with the colony with problems.

[@TheTrooperGirl]

Here in Colorado for the last 2 weeks my girls have not touched any sugar water that I put out for free feeding. We in Co have had a later winter south/west of Denver. Today I was taking some brood and nurse bees to help a starter colony and I rolled my overwintered Barnyard Queen that was WONDERFUL! I am so bummed that I did that. So I just ordered 2 more of your wonderful queens. I also have a Buckfast Canadian hive that made it through squirrely winter. I will be splitting them next week. Love the idea of the mating nuc to have queens on hand. ~~ So upset I killed the queen.

[@JM-nd4kt]

7.32 nice exhaust sound. Thanks for your upload. I am going to use two frame nucs myself now. Had enough of the Apidea mating nucs to gimmicky and they starve in a dearth in a day or two. I don't have enough time to muck with them. Your idea is a steadier system and a full frame nuc has more reserves should bad times come which they do in the U.K. 2019 was the worst June gap l can recall in almost two decades of bees.

[@JakeBeesos]

First , hi beekeepers. Great video👍👍 I will add this to my nuc boxes playlist on my channel. Thanks Dave for sharing.

[@JakeBeesos]

I did it. great video again.

[@mickeymallette2663]

I responded to couple of questions below, so I am sorry if this is a duplicate. In the first way, where you move the donor hive . . . how far away should you put it? In the second way, where you leave the donor hive in place and shake extra bees into the mating Nuc, how far should you put it from the donor hive? LOVE your willingness to share with other beekeepers.

[@stephanieramthun6117]

We have two Honey flows in Florida and it varies, but the first one is usually in Feb/March and the second is from Sept/Oct.

[@MIK813FL]

Thanks

[@lbawcom]

Wow! David, it is cold at your place. Im in SE Arkansas, 71 degrees today, 2/29 Saturday. Going to be the same tomorrow. Im on the same Latitude as you (looking at map) almost. Sure lots of difference. Was 40 last night, going to be 50 tonight. Forcast says about the same for the next week. But 3 days of rain. Ive got a lot of green here. Blooms are fixing to pop!

[@schammond8993]

Hey David, Good informative video. Well worth watching again as a class video for study. Thanks Susan Rome, Ga

[@benfoster8898]

I definitely enjoy your long videos better keep feeding information and thank you

[@bud5084]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I built five 2 framers and five five framers this past Dec. I'm am ready to try them as soon as the weather settles here in North Fl. Got four hives now, I started with a feral swarm last March and made splits from it, my first success keeping bees or are they keeping me?

[@carlosramosjr7266]

goodjobExplaining stuff dave thank you

[@gemibees]

A try exactly what you said and work 100% great channel men you a correct don’t trow queen sell away you lose money. Blessings and keep up the good work

[@JoshuaLoveson]

I wish I would've found you earlier in the year.

[@claycooper1721]

I ordered 2 of these last night. I'm looking forward to finally makitmy own queens.

[@jimpetrak7878]

Here in N.California (Marin County) our nectar flow is generally around March to May or maybe June. It is super early this year though as it's been very warm and dry. Everything seems to be blooming earlier every year with the changing climate. I made 9 splits/nucs last week (it's also early to make splits) from 2 large hives and pulled over a hundred pounds of honey from a couple hives. Still have a bunch more hives to go through and more splits to make but this is the earliest that I've seen the bees this active in the 8 or 9 yrs. I've been keeping bees.

[@spudgn]

Thanks David. Always a great lesson.

[@natserog]

great looking two framers! looks like Mann lake sides and custom ends and top.....thanks David!

[@indigomoon4991]

I believe you. Bee's seem to be very adaptable to the situations they're confronted with. By human nature, or mother nature herself! Love the videos. Wish I was closer, but unfortunately I'm not a keeper or haver. Maybe one day.. if the right "bee space" comes along.... 🐝 🍯🌻🌺🐝 🍯🌻🌺🐝 🍯🌺🌻🐝

[@katmanclancy]

Beautiful box!

[@f7ipper]

Thanks for your continuing advice. If you could use terms like early spring, mid spring and late spring etc. instead of the month it will give your videos greater worldwide appeal without impacting on clarity for your local audience.

[@sallyjosanford1680]

love you videos and I share. them ..

[@paullee0]

I’d love to come to the coffee morning,but I’m in the UK

[@j.d.8075]

I am in Australia... also a little bit far away

[@BESHYSBEES]

Barnyard Bees could you do a live stream at the coffee bee chat? that would be a wild experience even if you’re not in front of the camera could make for an interesting stream and for commenters to chat amongst them selves in live chat👍

[@dannymedford1564]

I'm near Louisville KY and May usually starts our swarming time, up until then we have some nights that gets down in the 20's but this year could be different it's staying in the 50's in mid January 2023

[@rldenni001]

Thanks for these videos, you have some of the most common sense advice. Quick question though, how do you feed your 2 frame nucs?

[@dougstucki8253]

I was wondering the same thing. My guess is that you have to do this when there is nectar flowing. I use the little polystyrene mini-mating nucs when there is no nectar because there is a reservior for adding 1:1.

[@lawrenceearle4134]

Great Video, My mentor suggested that I try different little things to learn about expanding without damaging my 2 big hives, and this looks like a perfect idea to take just a few resourses from the main hive at a time. In the video you reffer to the fact that you have plans to build these, but where would I find those plans? I live in canada and don't see the suppliers having them anywhere. Thank-you for all your help and videos.

[@anibis485]

Totally agree with you David concerning the adaptability of the bees; it s called social plasticity or as in wikipedia "Behavioral plasticity". Many scholars talk about this subjects especially concerning the bees besides fishes and other species. Txs for your video such a great pleasure to follow them. Genevabeez.

[@dorothyregazzi1737]

thank you for all the information. YOu have been very helpful

[@Tcrim354]

Clemson is starting off easy this season, Lord A Mercy

[@georgegarcia5052]

Thanks for your great information!

[@stufarnham]

Peak flow here in Walla Walla, WA is in May, coinciding with the black locust bloom

[@egman26]

Getting a bee hive this week. No bees yet though. Not sure if I should order some this year yet or wait till next Wisconsin Spring. It's already June so not sure if it's to late.

[@matthews.5369]

April showers bring may flowers here in Washington state

[@InsomniOwl_]

Much like ants. Hmm. Super cool. Thank you!

[@antimonykid]

Do you think you can add FaceTime or Google Chat to your Beekeeping coffee chat so us from other states can join in?

[@LycomingWarrior]

Michael Campbell great idea

[@framcesmoore]

Good video David Thanks

[@michaelsanchez8457]

Love your content brother. Keep the faith.

[@robbielove1663]

I'm going to do 8 spits in the first port April in the two frame nics and raise my on queens

[@jasongentry7405]

Love the videos. I've learned so much. I brought a late nuc through winter in an 8 frame colony that produced their own queen. She is fabulous, frames of solid capped brood. I have enjoyed taking opportunity this mild winter to observe the increase in brood production...I have learned alot. I built several nucs and three mating nucs. I plan on taking a frame to a mating nuc for walk away splits. I will then cut cells for two more mating nucs and add frames to them as well. Then I can move queens to nucs and let mating nucs produce more queens. I will simply pull brood and bees to strengthen smaller colonies and as swarm control as well....2 for 1 LOL. What I will do with these extra queens I have several months to decide lol. I may try over wintering them this year. I will have resource nucs in the pocket so why not. Love the videos....VERY helpful.

[@AMPProf]

bedlong man ohhhhh YOU CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankyou for the honey!

[@gulliver1416]

Thank you for a great video. It's Nov here in MA and it has been a very warm fall, 70 degrees out today oe n Nov 12th! I looked in my weak hive and found a queen cell that I could see the queen larvae. Last week I must of missed it but I questioned as to why there were some drone cells so late in the season. The current queen is still hanging around and there's some brood left, plenty of summer bees but hardly any winter bees. I'm really perplexed as to what to do so late in the season. My first instinct is to put that queen cell frame in a nuc with the other fames of brood and plenty of bees. your suggestion would be appreciated. The current queen stopped laying well when we had a severe drought in August. I hung on to her to see if she would rebound but she never did. My fault not to act sooner and I regret it.

[@BESHYSBEES]

5:00 I’ll back David up bees being able to revert back to hive duties rather than foraging and everything else he has said about creating queens and packaged bees with or without cells or queens 👍 I really only check in on his videos when the title sounds interesting and rarely do I comment on his channel but for newbees he’s a wealth of knowledge and you all should be grateful for his kindness in sharing his experience with the you and world

[@BESHYSBEES]

Barnyard Bees you’re welcome 😉 g’day from down under 🇦🇺

[@theheritagehousesc]

Great video! A lot of info. Thanks for sharing.

[@mediteranskopcelarenje-tar1205]

One question from Croatia-EU.... How long (years) can you use OSB3 hives before they become useless from humidity? Thnks, nice work!

[@Nick-jr6qe]

Been waiting alllllll day for this video!!!

[@mwalton1970]

Mid to Eastern Montana has a nectar flow in May, possibly April as you West.

[@daniellamons633]

Looking forward to trying these matting nucs

[@JakeBeesos]

Daniel Lamons he has plans if you are going to build them. if not I have plans on my channel.

[@daniellamons633]

Jake Beesos I built some of my own

[@JakeBeesos]

Daniel Lamons ok

[@familyhearingandbalancecen9777]

Makes perfect sense! Thank you Dave!! How much are your two frame nucs?

[@play-doughsrepublic5121]

Central Minnesota: Main flow starts in early June and ends about July 4th. A smaller flow in September with golden rod Everything is done by early-mid September. At best, we have only about six weeks of honey flow - but it's a crazy six weeks for everyone.

[@bobyoung803]

Great video learn a lot God BLESS

[@IanUK.]

Hi David, thank you for sharing all such useful information. I am going to make and try these in England in spring. Just wondering why the lids only have sides at each end and not down their lengths?

[@dreiser92626]

Awesome Video.

[@Batman3231852051]

Lots of great information, 100 ideas for me, What do you think of the Saskatraz , & Carniolan Queens??? thank you so much. ( Shared Wisdom)

[@rikhuramai958]

I really want to buy your bee. But am from india 💔 very educational thank you. am gonna try this with Apis Cerena Indica

[@strugglingbeekeepermarkcot9642]

When would the nectar flow be up here in northern West Virginia. I am guessing Sometime in April. Great video David and I am going to be using my two frame mating Nucs that I built and if every thing goes the way I want it to I will be using more Nucs and trying to overwinter my bees in Nucs.

[@jamierasnake2842]

David you're never to winded a lot of good information

[@daleford5531]

So you mention different color boxes to collect your swarms? What color?

[@WilliamGregory30533]

The tripod is great!

[@InsomniOwl_]

My hoa will not allow me to keep bees on my 2 acres. I need tips on covert bee keeping 😫

[@sampsonsmith5541]

mine name is Samantha smith and mine dad name is Sampson smith and we watch your channel are the time on you tube and mine dad is blind in both eyes and he has been teaching me all about bees and he say said

[@russellkoopman3004]

Tom Seeley, did a study and witnessed that bees do adapt to any shortage of bee types. Foragers will revert back to being a nurse bee and they will promote nurse bees early to become foragers if there is a shortage. Bees adapt if they have to. I also agree with your thoughts on queen castles having more lost queens. Bees don't see the color red but they do see most other colors. My question is if you started a couple of nucs with a cell and one of the newly mated queen doesn't come back could or should you use the newspaper method to combine the two nucs so you don't lose the resources of the queenless nuc?

[@paulchristu996]

Ignore him Russel. Rest of us do.

[@russellkoopman3004]

@@paulchristu996 Thanks. There are people who like to stir up other people because it shows they have power - kind of a small man complex.

[@Tracks777]

lovely content

[@kevinsummitt5902]

Dave ... When cutting Queen cell, you still need to shake in nurse bees correct?

[@cynthiabetts1277]

In the North Michigan can you start a new Queen cell like this are and how about went by in a Queen is it too late

[@TheCodesearcher]

love the video bomb by the cat...lol

[@viscache1]

What gives a newbie like me some verification is that you are telling us these things…WHILE standing in front of hundreds of beehives that appear to all be yours…I’d like to work up to 50 and am hoping that as I get older I can move from sheep to beekeeping an make better use of my land. Can you simply keep the queen from flying by clipping one of her wings? The peak of our nectar flow is from early May to mid-July. But on our farm we just re-seeded with different flora that blooms from early April to Early November. I expanded to six different types of clover that keeps flowers out for 9 straight months as well as the wildflower spread.

[@daleford5531]

Are introducing queens..or letting them draw their own?

[@williamschulz6302]

Great video 🐝🐝👌👌

[@dlawrence7826]

❤️🐝

[@stevetempleton9476]

David how long should I eat to check for swarm cell I did a split today with a two frame nuc, full of bees , eggs, pulps, and some drones, honey, I put a syrup feeder on top along with pollen pattie under the feeder, just trying to follow Youre advice on doing this, how long before there should be a swarm cell

[@bobnjackson]

I do the same but build it wide enough for a internal feeder

[@bradwahlin9625]

Can you film the coffee bee chats? I would love to listen in but I am in Utah.

[@ThomHall1]

Brad Wahlin hi brad I’m in Draper and have several colonies. Where are you located?

[@bradwahlin9625]

Thom Hall I am in RIVERTON

[@Nick-jr6qe]

He has put some footage out from one before.

[@cynthiabetts1277]

What is the latest state to do the cells Queen cells like this and the latest Date to introduce a new Queen like this.

[@credecarter8429]

Love your vids I think I had a lay worker in my hive last year hope I have better luck this year and do you ship your bees around the country?

[@JakeBeesos]

purple martins are already here in texas

[@skinnywheelz]

Boatloads of information in this short video.... Thanks!

[@WhereAreTheTrains]

Thanks for the info! I just built one of these and put a frame from one of my other hives in the 2 frame nuc. I tried to feed them via a hive top feeder but they immediately got robbed out, also sparking robbing in nearby hives. I guess I don't have enough bees in the 2 frame nuc to guard the entrance. Any advice on how I can feed them successfully? Did I wait too late in the year? It's hot and dry here in Missouri so entering dearth most likely. Thanks!!

[@jaymackley3099]

Time of year is very important,later in the year can work but is much harder. Robbing is always hard in durth, small entrance,switching main hive with split,shaking in more nursing bees extra.

[@altaylor293]

David is correct, bees can and do change roles. A swarm is a good example. When the swarm locates their new home, bees that were foragers have to start drawing comb and becoming nurse bees for the new eggs the Queen lays. At the same time in the original hive some of the nurse bees start foraging earlier. Bees will fill any role that the hive requires.

[@natserog]

April--- Central Texas

[@bienenmensch1.0]

That's very nice . LG Mika

[@richardwatchingfromhalifax2122]

I am getting my first bees in June 2021. I notice you have fewer frame hives. Are the five frames and is what is the advantage of having them? Do you have a video with plans on how to make the five frame hives? Is it easier ti harvest honey from a five-frame hive?

[@tedmorris7834]

You have book out on how you do beekeepering your style