All the colonies I split from just finished Apivar treatments so these bees are pretty clean. When splitting with queen cells I do like to give an oxalic acid vapor treatment 3 weeks after making split when there is minimal capped brood present.
In another video you replied you will not be using the Pro Nuc, have you figured out how to keep them alive in the Pro Nuc boxes? I currently have lost 2 colonies using the Pro Nucs, but I want to make sure it wasn’t user error. I think I oversees one colony and they left. The second could have died from over heating because I had the vent closed, and Im in south Texas, similar to Florida weather
I’m just using up the ones I have for nuc sales as a starter and transportation box that the customers keep. I can get away with using them in early spring before it gets too hot here. Come summertime they’re worthless.
pro nuc boxes are definitely prone to overheating, my first year i did some splits with them, but the summer sun cooked alot of the brood that i gave them. after that, i put a sheet of plywood over top to shield them from the sun.
@@queencolonybeeco.7363 what size drillbit do you use do you drill into the bucket lid and do you drill a hole in nuc box and how long do you feed the split
@@GODWINHONEY not Sutherland exact size but it’s the smallest drill bit in my set. It depends on nectar flow but I’ll usually feed until box is just about full of bees and drawn comb.
Tell me where you're at and what you get for your nooks because I'm interested in buying a few but I don't have a whole lot of money so get back with me on the Internet this is all rob the big guy
