Like David at Barnyard Bees as well ! Cool collection of x2 Frame Nuc in his Apiary... even if it is across the Pond ! 😄

I just found your channel and Subbed. Nice setup 👍 God bless

I like x2 Frame Nucs too here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Made x4 today, as a x5 Nuc has x4 Queen Cells. Isolate x1 Frame with Queen on it. Added Frame of Bees to each Mini Nuc Box. Added a Queen Cell pressed into the 1st Frame re Bees. Added a donor Capped Brood Frame, with some Honey. Re Queen Cell positioning: Scrape a Recess into Brood Frame as a indent, so the QC has a good empty area under and on both sides. With a good wedge of undisturbed Wax above it (cut out of area of original Brood Comb, several Cells on one Frame.) This fully capped QC should attach fine. And mature, and hatch on Day x16 ! Remember: You need Drones to mate that Queen. 👑 Tip : x2 Fame Nucs can be made from eg Dumpster Timber (Often by construction sites, or local new Fencing etc.) Nice easy DIY project, and cheap to do. Try it ! Will need to have a well Reduced Entrance (even close it up for 48hrs.) That way Bees get busy making Home... and kind of forget to 'fly' back to their ex Hive... I use Beeswax to close or reduce access. Easy. 👍 August here is rather Wasp ridden... so Guard Bees need all the help they can get ! Do reduce entrance to help build these dinky Colonies up. Good to give them 1:1 Syrup to keep them busy settling in. A x2 Framer is fine as long as they to don't make QC's. Tip : When adding to a x5 Nuc, I prefer not to break Brood up, if not fully Capped as Larva can chill and Die. Better to add x2 Frames in near centre, a fully Drawn Comb on outer slot, and a x2 Frame Dummy Board in position Frame 4 and 5. [Dummy Board : Piece of Timber same length width as x2 Frames. Made with some Insulation Block Foam (Block Glued and Screwed to this top bar. Easy Dumpster diving project. 😉 Bees will build up much more if they are on the more compact manner, than loads of 'space'. Hope this helps New Beeks. 😎 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2022. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 You can have several x2 Frame Nucs in a Row, they shelter each other. You can also make Eck Shims to aid feeding Fondant, or a Shallow Syrup Feeder. Will Winter fine if well Breed, well Feed, and are sheltered from the Wet ! Wet kills more than harsh Cold. 👀

Nice video over all. I am a hobby beekeeper, but I wanted to tell you that next time try to find the queen "first" in this type of procedures as she is your main source of your hive, with out her your hive will struggle and might die. Other than that you have amazing bee yard out there.. and I wish you all the best.

Good job 👌

R u a le feed the bee’s in the 2 frame nuc when they r building up?… if so how? Thx DS

Where are you located in Oklahoma Sir. I am in Kingfisher Oklahoma. Thanks for Sharing this with us Sir

Found this video searching 2 frame nucs as I'm very interested in making some of my own for queen rearing and having extra queens on standby for my apiary or even to sell off. I have a question about the 2 frame hives themselves...all 2 frame nucs I've seen have a solid bottom board. Would you find it useful or advantageous to use a screened bottom board on a 2 frame nuc? Instead of building a two piece nuc, like you have in this video (body and top) just add a third piece to the design, a screened bottom. Just curious what your thoughts would be? In my mind it would be advantageous as far as more ventilation and better pest control, allowing mites and overall cleanliness of the hive allowing debris to fall through the screen to the ground below instead of staying in the hive. Thanks for any advice, experience or wisdom.

… also how do u feed the 5 frame nuc? Thx

Hi,I've tried two frame nucs in the past. Generally the bees abscond. Any suggestions why. Three frame boxes work good for me. Southern Indiana.

How do u feed the 2 frame nuc? Thx

Nice vid. Can you tell me how long it takes for them to come to the stage when you move them to 5 frame nuc? I plan to use 2 frame nucs next year so any info will be helpfull.

Have u tried the demaree split?… if so do u have a link to the video? Thx

Hello sir, what is the advantage of a 2 frame nuc, do they make more bees?

Honey really soon.

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