Hi All

One observation about overwintered nucs...

Small nucs, with what we beekeepers may think of as inadequate stores often
survive better than some full sized colonies.

And for Robin... I have often wintered four 5 frame 'baby nucs' (half width
frames) in special boxes that fit the National hive footprint. They
congregate in the centre quadrants of the 4 individual boxes.

I have done this over full sized colonies and direct onto their own floor, I
have also wintered two or three layers of such nucs one on top of the other.
It makes an excellent way of storing queens for early use in the following
season.

I never tried sticking them in the freezer!

Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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