Just my opinion and everyone works bees different but you sure take a chance of rolling the queen by taking the frame right out of the middle without making room to bring the frame out. I was always trained from the beginning to start with the outside frame because the queen is less likely to be there and then leave that frame out so you have room with each of the other frames to take it out with less chance of rolling bees. Again just my thoughts. Thanks for sharing!
I'm so perplexed why you tried to dump the first nuc into the hive instead of gently opening the lid, giving them a bit of smoke and then gently placing the frames into the hive. Did you forget it was a nuc and think you were installing a package instead? If you haven't yet, check if there's a bee club in the Price/Helper area that has a mentor who would be willing to help with your inspections. It looks like you're investing a lot of money into new equipment and bees without the experience to know how to handle them.
My Dad had 20 hives when I was young. We never wore protection. We just used a smoker a lot and were very gentle with the bees. We never slammed things.
You’ve got “NO IDEA” am surprised you’ve got trouser on the right way , the money involved and you treat the bees in that way ,you deserve to lose the lot ,to learn the right lessons
Pellets? We feeding with pollen patties as well as sugar syrup. The patties are in the green plastic amo cans. We cut slits in the sides so the bees can access them.
Thank you. We are absolute beginners. Next year we will be able to plan better. This was primarily a video log our first bee season. We can reflect back procedure, timing and decisions. If you have a specific question about something in the video, please let me know.
Love the video! So you decided to do it :D:D. Wish I would have gone to the beach to cheer you on. Hope you had a great Christmas with family. Missed you at Starbucks this morning.
