nuc ventilation

[randydrivesabus]

assuming i can steal the honey super easily today i am going to split the hive i take it off of...the idea is to have them raise their own queen which i then will use to requeen my weak hive by combining the two.
i built a nuc but now i'm concerned about how hot its likely to become inside the nuc.
is this something i should be concerned about? i have a solid BB and the entrance will be reduced. i am using a migratory lid.

[Robo]

Unless they are jammed packed with bees,  they should be OK.  I have taken a couple nucs and cut part of the bottoms out and put screen over it.  Kinda made SBB out of them.    Now a days I just drill 2 1" holes about an inch or two below the frame rest on each end and put metal screen over them.   I mostly use 1/2" hole entrances on the bottom.   With the bigger screened openings on top, it allows for air circulation, but perhaps more importantly distracts robbers from the real entrance.

[randydrivesabus]

when they become jam packed with bees i'll move them to permanent quarters. thanks Rob.

[randydrivesabus]

ok...i finally did my first split. the girls were not happy with it but i was well protected and no stings.
there are some bees hanging around the nuc so i still have a piece of hardware cloth closing up the entrance.
i guess i'll remove this later. i tried very hard to see eggs but my glasses were kinda fogged up. one of the frames i move to the nuc had a swarm cell on it so there may be a queen pretty soon. i also tried to be sure that i didn't take the old monarch to the nuc and checked each frame i moved. again, wearing glasses is annoying.
the best part is that i got a very full medium box of honey. so this is the second medium of honey off this hive.
any comments/advice/criticism is encouraged.