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Emne: Overwintering Nucs


Hello:

styrofoam this year. Are there any Northern beekeepers out there with
experience and advice for this technique?

I am living in Denmark and are using styropor hives allover in my
beekeeping.(langstroth size)

our temperature in winther is an avereage of 0 degree celsius most winthers.

I divide a box into three with a queen and bees on three frames in each.
This box is places on top of a strong hive seperated with a piece of clear
plastic. Each nuc of course have an entry to the free.

this way the nuc's got the warm from below when spring development take
place.

in the spring I use the queens as reserve queens, and then let the one nuc
without a queen run together with one nuc with a queen. When I have used the
two of the three queens I take the rest and start a normal hive with those.

the result I have had is not 100% overwintering but around 80%. I always aim
after replacing a third of my queens in the spring. and spare queens are
always god to have in the spring.

best regards
Jorn Johanesson

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