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On March 1, I purchased a nuc hive and placed it in a standard hive body.
Since I use screen bottoms, I can observe the hive from beneath. On the
29th it was boiling with bee and all the frame bottoms were covered with
bees. At that time I was advised to add a honey super without a queen
excluder by one veteran beekeeper. He said that the bee would be reluctant
to go up through the excluder, and that I should wait about three or four
days, then add the plastic excluder under the super. This technique is not
discussed anywhere in the books that I have. Most say to just add the
excluder at the time the honey super is placed on the hive. What is the
course of action I should follow? I have three other hives that were
started from three pound packages on the 29th, so I need this information
for them as well. I am in a flow here in North Florida..Thanks in advance
for your input. Will Lewis...NOVICE FIRST CLASS..
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