No need to find queen if you find eggs.Īfter two weeks, do a quick inspection of your new hive to look for eggs and larva.ĭevelop a good habit of inspecting your hives every 2-3 weeks and ( record your findings) You had a queen in your hive in the last 3 days that was laying. You are looking to verify that you have eggs. In 5-7 days check on the queen and ensure she wasn’t killed/damaged in transfer. It is important to keep bees inside the hive to allow them to acclimate to their new hive.
After that time remove any remaining debris from the entrance. Loosely wedge a handful of grass into small front entrance opening or piece of tape over small entrance opening for 24 -36 hours. It takes a LOT of carbohydrate energy for the bees to draw out beeswax comb) (Continue to feed until you have at least two deep boxes, or 3 medium sized boxes of drawn out frames of combs containing nectar, pollen, bee bread, and brood. A frame spacer tool may aid in this process.Īdd feeder and close up hive. Place mostly empty open nuc box beside hive on ground.Ĭarefully install remaining empty frames into hive box. A gentle tap may be required to dislodge bees. Position the nuc box over the hive box and turn the nuc box over to allow remaining honey bees to fall into hive box. Position/slide frames into center of the hive box allowing for proper bee space of 3/8” between drawn frames. Be sure to keep frames orientated and in same sequence as they were in the nuc to prevent causing additional stress to honey bees. Repeat this step until all frames from nuc are placed into hive. Step 2: Installing frames of bees from nuc into new hive:Ĭarefully open nuc and carefully remove outermost frame from nuc and carefully place into hive allowing plenty of room for next frame to be installed. Install entrance reducer with smallest opening being utilized. Remove all frames from the hive body to allow room to install the frames of honey bees. When you are ready to install your package, open the hive to expose frames. Step 1: Preparing your equipment for the honey bee installation: Complete hive set up (boxes, inner covers, frames “with or without” foundation) etc.Feeder with 1:1 sugar syrup (I recommend the pail feeder).Protective clothing (veil, jacket/suit, gloves, etc…).It is best to install the honey bees into their new hive soon after receiving and 1-3 hours before nightfall. Delaying installation of nuc into hive may instigate swarming from overcrowding or absconding if you delay too long from depleted resources. Be sure to close the nuc entrance after dark the night before installation to retain as many bees as possible and to aid with moving nuc. If you can not install your honey bee nucs the same day due to weather, set the nuc outside and open entrance to allow bees to perform cleansing and foraging flights. Your hive equipment should be assembled and located at the hive site BEFORE your new nuc arrives so the honey bees can be installed without delay. Congratulations on your new honey bee nuc with marked queen purchased from All American Bee Company! While there are many ways to install your nuc, we feel this is the best and simplest way for beginners.
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