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HIVING PACKAGES AND NUCS <br /> PREPARATIONS <br /> For each package or nuc of bees ordered, you should have the equipment for a one-story hive (Figure 28) <br /> assembled, painted, and set up on location before the small colonies are scheduled to arrive. Be sure all <br /> openings to the empty box are closed until the bees are placed inside to prevent mice from entering. <br /> A package should be hived about a month before the fruit trees and dandelions bloom because they need <br /> extra time to become established before the bloom. Nucs are available and can be hived from the time of fruit <br /> tree bloom to early June. In the Twin Cities, fruit trees and dandelions bloom around mid-May. <br /> 2-3 pound package of / 4-5 frame nuc of bees <br /> -- bees with a queen <br /> Telescoping outer cover Telescoping outer cover <br /> / Box to cover feeder ' / Box to cover feeder • <br /> Gravity feeder / ` Gravity feeder <br /> Inner cover i Inner cover <br /> 10 frames with foundation 5-6 frames with foundation <br /> Deep hive body with 1" "-" Deep hive body with 1" <br /> 0 auger hole 0 auger hole <br /> Entrance reducer Entrance reducer <br /> Bottom board Bottom board <br /> 1 Hive stand Hive stand <br /> Figure 28. Equipment setup for hiving packages(left)and nucs(right). <br /> • <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 30 <br />