New Nuc using a lot of syrup

[Brian D. Bray]

Bees generally do not make new wax until the temps are above 65 during the day.

I must disagree.  Bees will begin building new wax at between 45-50 F during the day as long as their is sufficient bees in the hive to force the population on to new frames.  Bees always build new wax under foot, that is, if they have enough population to move to an area where there is no combs they will begin drawing  An observation hive is an excellent tool for observing this phenomena.

[T Beek]

I must agree w/ Brian this time.  We hadn't seen 65 since last October, early November until yesterday and my lone survivor bees have been building comb on the # 1, 2 & 10 frames in their top super for at least a couple weeks now.  What a miracle of nature these critters are, especially since I only use foundationless frames and my own bees drawn comb. 

thomas

[Hiveyleague]

Bees generally do not make new wax until the temps are above 65 during the day.

I must disagree.  Bees will begin building new wax at between 45-50 F during the day as long as their is sufficient bees in the hive to force the population on to new frames.  Bees always build new wax under foot, that is, if they have enough population to move to an area where there is no combs they will begin drawing  An observation hive is an excellent tool for observing this phenomena.

Bees generally do not make new wax until the temps are above 65 during the day.

I must disagree.  Bees will begin building new wax at between 45-50 F during the day as long as their is sufficient bees in the hive to force the population on to new frames.  Bees always build new wax under foot, that is, if they have enough population to move to an area where there is no combs they will begin drawing  An observation hive is an excellent tool for observing this phenomena.

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