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Re: Apidea Mating nucs
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Mon, 10 May 1999 09:09:42 -0600
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On Mon, 10 May 1999, Computer Software Solutions Ltd wrote:
> What I was wondering about is, what is wrong with having some tiny little
> nucs with maybe only two standard frames...  We then have the queen on a
normal frame in a nuc which most
> texts suggest makes introduction far easier.

Hi Tom:

We have been using nucs with 3 standard frames for some years to mate
queens from. We put one frame of brood, one frame of honey, and one frame
of pollen with the adhering bees plus a ripe queen cell. They seem to work
quite well.

Best regards,

Donald Aitken
Edmonton Alberta Canada

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