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Beekeeping in Northern Climates <br />How to Hive Nucs <br />6HH)LJXUHIRUVWHSE\VWHSPDQDJHPHQWLQVWUXFWLRQV <br />Equipment Setup for Hiving a Nuc <br />Ɣ 7KHHTXLSPHQWQHHGHGZLOOEHWKHVDPHDVLQKLYLQJDSDFNDJHH[FHSWWKDWRQO\QHZIUDPHVZLOO <br />EHQHHGHGDVWKHQXFZLOOFRQWDLQIUDPHVZLWKEHHVEURRGDQGIRRGVWRUHV VHH)LJXUH  <br />Preparation <br />Ɣ %ULQJWKHQXFWRWKHDSLDU\ZKHUHWKHQHZKLYHVHWXSLVSUHSDUHG7KHGHHSKLYHERG\VKRXOGKDYH <br />IUDPHVRIIRXQGDWLRQLIWKHQXFFRPHVZLWKIUDPHVRUIUDPHVRIIRXQGDWLRQLIWKHQXFFRPHVZLWK <br />frames. <br />Ɣ 3ODFHDFRUNLQWKHKLYHERG\´KROH <br />ƔPosition the entrance reducer in the deep hive body using the smallest opening with the entrance facing <br />down. This helps prevent other bees from robbing the new, small colony. <br />ƔSet the nuc next to the deep with the inner and telescoping covers removed. Push the frames of <br />foundation to the sides, leaving an opening in the middle of the deep with enough room to put all the <br />frames from the nuc. <br />Ɣ 7DNHDGHHSEUHDWKDQGVORZGRZQ%HUHDG\WRWDNHDYLGHRRUSLFWXUHVWRFRPPHPRUDWLYHWKH <br />experience. This is fun! <br />Transferring a Nuc to a 10-Frame Box <br />ƔOpen the lid and gently transfer the frames, one by one, from the nuc to the open center of the deep. <br />3XWWKHPLQWKHVDPHRUGHUWKH\ZHUHLQWKHQXFER[2EVHUYHHDFKIUDPHDVLWLVPRYHG/RRNIRUWKH <br />TXHHQDQGDOOVWDJHVRIEURRG HJJVODUYDHDQGSXSDH /RRNIRUVWRUHGSROOHQDQGQHFWDU <br />Ɣ 7KXPSDFRUQHURIWKHQXFVKDUSO\RQWKHJURXQGWRNQRFNWKHUHPDLQLQJEHHVWRWKDWERWWRPFRUQHURI <br />the nuc box and pour those bees into the colony or at the entrance. Be extra careful if the queen was <br />not seen since she can be on the walls of the nuc box. <br />Ɣ 8VHDWKLFNVKDUSLHWRPDUNWKHWRSVRIWKHIUDPHVZLWKWKHGDWHWRNHHSWUDFNRIZKLFKIUDPHVFDPH <br />from the nuc. Before writing on the frames, use your hive tool to scrape off any wax. <br />Feeding <br />ƔFeed pollen substitute to provide bees with protein to help them feed the growing larvae. Place a patty <br />RQWRSRIWKHIUDPHVQHDUWKHFHQWHUEXWZLWKRXWEORFNLQJDFFHVVWRWKHJUDYLW\IHHGHU3ODFHWKHLQQHU <br />cover on the hive body. This patty may not need to be replenished, depending on availability of fresh <br />SROOHQ,IEHHVDUHEULQJLQJLQSROOHQDWWKHIURQWHQWUDQFHDQGWKHZHDWKHUIRUHFDVWORRNVZDUPIRU <br />EORRPLQJSODQWVWKHQLWLVXQOLNHO\WKHEHHVZLOOQHHGWREHIHGSROOHQ,ILQGRXEWIHHGDSROOHQSDWW\ <br />Ɣ )HHGDJDOORQRIV\UXSWRWKHFRORQ\E\LQYHUWLQJWKHIHHGHUSDLORYHUWKHKROHLQWKHLQQHUFRYHUDV <br />LQ)LJXUH%HVXUHWKHSDLOLVQRWOHDNLQJ5HSOHQLVKWKHV\UXSHYHU\GD\VWRKHOSWKHEHHVEXLOG <br />wax comb on the foundation. <br />Ɣ 3XWDQHPSW\ER[DURXQGWKHIHHGHU LQSDUWWRJXDUGWKLVVXJDUVRXUFHIURPRWKHUEHHVDQGLQVHFWV  <br />DQGDGGWKHWHOHVFRSLQJFRYHUWRWKHWRS6HFXUHWKHFRYHUZLWKDURFN