Been keeping nucs and production colonies separate for over a dozen years. Started by following Mike Palmer’s system. Very sustainable. Thanks for the down under perspective.
Excellent content. I’m going into my first full season with only one colony from last year. Keeping with the subject of honey production and nuc creating I was thinking of a demaree and once fully established splitting them. Am I going down the right road?
I’m also going into my first full season . I have two colonies. One I split late last year . I’m all geared up for doing the Demaree method to boost bees numbers early onto a double bb first (we are two weeks into the double bb), then follow BMH Demaree Video to do both - a honey boost and after split out into 3 separate broods using 2 new bought in mated queens to make 3 separate colonies from each original 1 colony. Aiming for 6 separate colonies from 2 by end of second harvest ! I’m a bit surprised at your comment Laurence, not to bother with this method . Makes me think, am I missing something in my understanding? I thought the Demaree method prevents swarming but gives beekeepers plenty of opportunity to boost honey production and to increase bees and colonies by introducing new equipment and mated Queens ?!
Why would you melt a brood box for a drone laying queen? Dlq isn't a disease? I'm baffled by this guy to be honest
Brood factory nucs are also a thing that people may wish to consider for peaking population for flows.
Been keeping nucs and production colonies separate for over a dozen years. Started by following Mike Palmer’s system. Very sustainable. Thanks for the down under perspective.
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Awesome video, definitely made me think…I learned so much this video.
Thats a great video. Look forward to more like that!
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Excellent content. I’m going into my first full season with only one colony from last year. Keeping with the subject of honey production and nuc creating I was thinking of a demaree and once fully established splitting them. Am I going down the right road?
I wouldn't bother with the demaree as it's a swarm prevention technique. You can just build them up and then split as that will stop them swarming 😀
I’m also going into my first full season . I have two colonies. One I split late last year . I’m all geared up for doing the Demaree method to boost bees numbers early onto a double bb first (we are two weeks into the double bb), then follow BMH Demaree Video to do both - a honey boost and after split out into 3 separate broods using 2 new bought in mated queens to make 3 separate colonies from each original 1 colony. Aiming for 6 separate colonies from 2 by end of second harvest !
I’m a bit surprised at your comment Laurence, not to bother with this method . Makes me think, am I missing something in my understanding? I thought the Demaree method prevents swarming but gives beekeepers plenty of opportunity to boost honey production and to increase bees and colonies by introducing new equipment and mated Queens ?!
It’s strange how much Europe talks about contamination and the west just swaps frames and boxes without a care….