>   I thought I
>had read on this list of people over wintering nucs?  Are my plans crazy?
>
>Glenn


Yes, some do overwinter nucs, but timing is critical. When do your queens
shut down in Ohio? Your killing frost is in mid-October? That is probably
three weeks after ours, here in Vermont. I make my nucs for over-wintering
in mid to late July. Too early, and they will swarm on the goldenrod flow.
Too late, and they won't be plugged with young bees...as they should be.

         Are your plans crazy? Not really...it is probably just too late. I
say probably, because I don't know Ohio beekeeping. I guess you won't know
until you try. Isn't this all just a big experiment, anyway. If you
try...without success, then you know the date for making up nucs should be
moved back to mid-August.

Mike

Mike

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