Make a Baby Nuc and make new hives fast! Don will tell you how he does it. A plan is available for the Baby Nuc box at Don's website. www.DixieBeeSupply.com
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@davidgear18446 жыл бұрын
Hey Don, for what it's worth: we,ve made many thousands of these but with different dimensions. Main point is that we rebated the end of the top bar such that it allows two frames to push together 'till end bars touch making one 'frame' which fits into a regular super. This avoids that gap which can cause a real mess. Depth is dependent on your super choice.
@beebob12796 жыл бұрын
FBM thanks for the words of support the other week after I too found dead hives due to poisoning. I was looking to get out of bees. (fall 2017). Instead I'm regrouping and expanding my queen rearing. Doing exactly what you are doing. My mentor, a pollinator in New Jersey did the same mating nucs as you. Found some plywood in the neighbors trash and picked it up. I made fifty mating boxes. The farm where many of my hives are located is allowing me to hang the mating boxes on the fence posts. One or two screws through the back on to the post and they will be eye level for me to work. Easy peasy. I'm only hoping I have enough hives to load the boxes.
@benjamindejonge362411 ай бұрын
Love this, it goes fantastic with my mini EWK plus system
@johnbender1219 жыл бұрын
Don I love your howto video's, Keep them coming!
@gmackel10 жыл бұрын
down loaded plans today going to build some this week cant wait to be your student soon look forward to the Vulcan mind melt.
@garyshaffer687 жыл бұрын
What a great idea thanks for sharing Don.
@beaglefamilyfun13245 жыл бұрын
Really awsome build..thank you for sharing.
@christophe59549 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your knowledge Don !
@zacharysmith59475 жыл бұрын
That was totally awesome!
@pratikbasnet53094 жыл бұрын
First small hive is i think best for urban bee keeping 1 or 2 hibe
@vancester1st9 жыл бұрын
Hey Don, Love the vids! Is that box 6-3/4 or 7 inches tall? Another video you said 7 inches but I see on this box you have written 6-3/4. Can you clarify? Thanks again!
@charlesoneill4664 жыл бұрын
Great video..thanks Don.
@vision2x278 Жыл бұрын
how do you move a mini mating nuc in to that?🧐
@edwardharless3263 Жыл бұрын
No plans on web site
@Ubefreetoo12 жыл бұрын
Thank you Don, I appreciate
@peppersanchez60446 жыл бұрын
thank you baby man can you show us how to make other boxes
@funnyfarmdad99979 жыл бұрын
Hey Don, This is my first year raising bees, I love this idea and plan on giving it a try next year. My question is what size hole should I put in the water bottle lid to feed the baby nuc?
@peternaklebahmadukebumen30082 жыл бұрын
Good thanks 👍👍👍
@wolf91744 жыл бұрын
Well he is very good ...
@princebasnet72244 жыл бұрын
Can we start keeping bees in this size hive
@joshreeder68816 жыл бұрын
What would be better a 2 frame nuc or these little mini nucs for mating queens?
@fineshooter6 жыл бұрын
dependson how much time you have smaller use less bees to set up
@joshreeder68816 жыл бұрын
Don The Fat Bee Man thankyou for answering my first question buy i have 1 more what's the point of a mini nuc do you let the queen cell hatch and mate then take her and make a 5 frame split or raise the mini nuc into a 5frame nuc and then into a deep?
@chrisbgarrett6 жыл бұрын
Josh Reeder ,I'll jump in here. The mini are just the bare minimum to get a queen mated. You don't need to risk much resources to mate a queen. Once mated you can use as you wish. Pull the mated queen and replace with another queen cell. You can sell the queen,re queen a hive,or to make a 5 frame nuc,,add a frame of brood from a couple hives and a couple starter strips and feed sugar syrup. 3-1 and watch them grow. Don explains things better but that is the just of it.😉
@Jknudsen05239 жыл бұрын
Don where are you from? You sound like my uncle from Menomonee Falls, WI
@SouthBayFamily7 жыл бұрын
Great video Fat!
@ohfullers9 жыл бұрын
What happens when the bees get big? : )
@pcdreams14 жыл бұрын
couple questions. I got the plan but I'm missing a couple mesurements on there. how deep is the frame rest (3/4?) and also how long is the top bar?
@ashtorbytheroots314 жыл бұрын
Hey don could you make me one and I buy it off of you? I have a small swarm that moved into my fence and I want them safe, and dry. Are you willing to make a custom one for me or one like this one? I’ll pay. Let me know. I’m not very crafty at all
@debcothran75644 жыл бұрын
When I went to go to dixiebeesupply.com i was warned that someone may be trying to impersonate Don and to not proceed any further. What’s up with that????
@fineshooter4 жыл бұрын
the real website is fatbeeman.com
@mpjohnson29 жыл бұрын
You should feed in the corner. The queen doesn't spend much time in the corner
@mpjohnson29 жыл бұрын
I mean: Wouldn't it be better to feed in the corner? You are the master.