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The most important lady in the house....
A 2024 queen Buckfast Bee, marked here with a white marker. Wrong colour for 2024 but the breeder only uses white markers. Photo taken 16th August 2024
A Nuc containing a colony of Buckfast Honey Bees, Drones and Queen.
The Nuc (Nucleus bee colony transport box) is left in situ where the operating hive is going to be placed for a few minutes after travel, to allow the bees to settle
Once the bees had settled a bit the door is opened.
You can hear when the bees are no longer agitated from the bumps and knocks they endured during transportation. The door guard can be opened to release the bees. This allows the bees to fly around and "orientate" themselves to the new location of the hive. To set their GPS if you will.
after an hour or so the bees will be fully orientated and ready to handle
The frames containing the queen, brood and bees can be moved into the new hive.
Transferring the frames from the Nuc into the new hive
Taking time to examine every frame, bees, eggs and the queen.
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Checking the frames
Moving the workers into the super box
And finally all the workers that are still in the nuc are moved into the super that is placed on top of the brood, before closing the hive up and allowing the bees to settle in.
Together we can make a difference on the impact we have on nature and our environment. Every small step counts
Our beekeeping journey.