I think I'm gonna rename that Nuc box to Nuc Bomb !!! I took the cover off to inspect it this afternoon and it's all drawn out and just about full. Talk about a good laying queen ... I looked back over my notes and recorded the following, about that hive -
- 5/11 - purchased that 5-frame nuc from somebody locally. It was from a 'tear-out' or a wild/ferrel hive somewhere.
- 5/19 - added a 2nd deep super to the box and moved 3 or 4 frame up to get them started. I also added 4 bare frames with tongue depressors as guides for them to make some 'natural' comb on their own
- 6/7 - today added another deep and moved 4 frames up. All the new frames are foundation less and I hope that they draw them out as well.
Hopefully I'll be able to do one of the following - create a 'walk-away' split, or maybe graft some queen cells from this box and make splits with the 2 4-frame nucs I have on H1
H1 - i moved a couple of frames around on the 2 4-frame nuc boxes up. In about a week I should be able to either create a couple of nuc boxes, or hopefully I can get/graft a couple of queens from H2.
H2 - still moving a little slower than H1 (the other new package from this week) with about 65 to 70% drawn out on the top deep box.
Also, I got tired of filling up the 'board man feeders' every 2 to 3 days, so i filled them for the last time today. I got smart, and created a 5-gallon feeder. Funny thing is, while I was mixing it up, I had a bee constantly following me around. She followed me to where I was putting it, and as soon as I put it up - 5 other bees came around and starting feeding. I bet by mid day tomorrow, it'll be swarming with bees. I'll upload a picture of that in the am.
Good brood patterns in all boxes ...
Here's a pic on the new triple box ..
more later ..
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