> I've been meaning to try nuc boxes for a smaller > alternative, but I never seem to have any extra. > The book "Honeybee Democracy" by Tom Seeley goes into depth concerning various factors a) that the bees prefer in house hunting b) that are the most successful for a swarm surviving in its new home. A nuc box is too small. A 40 litre cavity is much better. Some nest cavities were in the 20 - 30 litre range but none was smaller than 12 litres. A standard deep box is about 41 litres. Stan *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html