If someone had told me that my overwintered nuc (2 five frame boxes) would turn into this,
I never would have believed it. The nuc was transfered into the single beige hive you
see in the 1st photo about April 2nd. This hive today is in 3 deeps and 3 supers. It is
LOADED with bees and honey. I think I got some great bees here. I got at least a hundred
pounds surplus or more. By the way, last year this nuc was started from 3 shallow frames with a swarm cell.
BEELIEVE IT OR NOT! :)
By the way, I have 1 hive that has not done so well and another that I had to reduce to a nuc.
3 BOOMERS and 2 DUDS overwintered.
(http://www.acmepainting.com/aprilyard2.jpg)
(http://www.acmepainting.com/juneyard.jpg)
Did you feed those bees steroids :shock: Nice looking beeyard.
I fed then heavy in the fall and they came through the winter (5 of 10) heavy with stores.
I did not feed in the spring except for pollen patties.