>     They all had ventilation
>holes but the entrances were sealed with duct tape.  It is very hot today,
>over 30 C in the shade i believe.  The bees got really really warm, and in
>one nuc the bees all died.


I've had the same thing happen. I think you should have made them with less
bees, and opened the entrances, after you moved them. When it gets that
hot, and the bees are closed in, they panic and crowd against the
ventilation area, and plug it up. They then regurgitate, trying to cool
things off, and die. You could have screened the tops, or the bottoms, so
there was adequate ventilation.
Mike


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