So far all that I have read about splits infer placing the frames in a deep nuc?
I would like to split the medium colonies. Are there medium sized nucs? OR should I just build a new hive with an 8 frame medium box?
Help me por favor,
Thanks
Hello,
I believe you can get medium five frame nucs at several distributers. Think I bought a few at Brushy Hill (sp) a couple of years back.
Jack
OOOOOOOOOHHHH ok Jack, guess I will have a look see!
Thanks
You don't have to make a split into a nuc. BTW an eight frame medium is exactly the same volume as a five frame deep nuc...
Thanks MB I was just wondering about that today...
I can just mimic am already established medium, w/o a queen, or order one...
Try Rossman , they have a great deal on Medium nucs... complete set of 4 with a stand and frames and such for 100.00 made from Cypress which needs no paint!....
I just orderd 4 set in the deep version for myself..... (they were 110)
gota love cypress! worth and extra 5.00 a box for me!
All I used was regular med box with some of that plastic corrugated sign stuff as a divider to raise 1 hive I have now. Started with five frames. Two mediums deep now. Would have been three except for the weather setback.