How to transfer bees from Nuc to Hive | Beginner beekeeper tutorial [How to install a nuc of bees]
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2021
- Congratulations on your nuc of bees! This beekeeper tutorial will teach you how to transfer your bees from nuc to hive. If you're a beginner beekeeper, follow along with our daughter, Cora, as she installs her nuc!
Learning to install a nuc of bees is actually quite simple. Take your time and be careful with the girls. Every beekeeper has a special relationship with their bees, and it starts here. When you transfer bees from nuc to hive, it's a magical moment. You're giving your bees a chance to grow and flourish, and to help us in return with honey and pollination.
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The dad was giving Cora good positive reinforcement the entire time which is nice to see. So many parents don’t do that. Good job dad.
When you love someone this dearly, you have no choice but to speak with love and positivity. Our family loves working in the bee yard together. Thanks so much for the comment! We appreciate you!
Dad and mom your new young bee keeper is just too cute to watch. Awesome job everyone. Its great to see such a new young bee keeper in the making. Go CORA!
We're extremely proud of her. She's doing a wonderful job. Thanks for the comment!
This warms my heart! I came here for a tutorial and left with a warm feeling in my heart ❤ What a great Dad and daughter.
I am so much more confident in my bee arrival on Sunday after watching Cora! Thank you so much for sharing how simple it can be to do the installation!
You are so welcome!
I feel the same way. I receive mine tomorrow!!!
Couple of years you will be showing dad the way it is done. You have a good teacher and that helps. Good luck
She's got the passion! We're excited to watch her lead the way. :-)
I just installed my first 2 nucs this past sunday in the equipment i got from you guys! They are in heaven! Within 3 hours they packed in pollen and done so until 30 mins to dark. Thanks for all your help guys, cant wait to see how her hive progresses!
That is super great news! We're so glad to hear it. Good luck with continuing to grow your hives. We'll talk to you again soon!
Rookie beekeeper here! I help run my college’s beekeeping club and we’re planning on installing some nucs in the spring after our only hive absconded. Thanks to this tutorial, now I know how to actually do it! Cora reminds me of myself at her age. Makes me wish I’d learned how to beekeep earlier but it’s never too late to learn 🐝
Never too late to learn. Thanks so much for watching. Let us know if I can help you guys!
This is so great to have the younger ago people getting into this . Hope she has a lot of years to come and growing with them . 👏👏👏
We're going to give her every opportunity to grow into this hobby if she continues to show interest. We hope it's for a long, long time. :-)
Good job dad! In teaching the younger generation! Good job Cora for doing such a good job handling your nuc! I wish the best. Give us an up date!
Thanks so much!
Great job Cora! I hope it's the first of many of your own colonies. Great job Dad getting the kids involved!
I hope so too!
Cora did a great job!! Nice coaching Dad!
Thanks Stephanie!
Excellent video. Yes, I feel much more confident. Doesn’t look all that difficult now. This video is just what I needed.
Best of luck, Cora!
My bees arrived today! This video was exactly what I needed to see! Thank you Cora. :-)
You are so welcome!
I'm getting my first nuc today and watching this to remind me how to install them. Thanks for the helpful video and thanks for teaching the young ones a great healthy hobby!
I wrote that before finishing the video and now I think I need to thank Cora, the younger generation, for teaching me haha. She is the teacher not the student
Thank you so much for the compliment. Cora has indeed become the teacher.
#RTBBF
This was a very timely video. I got my first Nuc of bees this weekend , and thanks to your video I knew what to do to transfer them to a hive body.
Great to hear! Please let us know how it goes, and good luck!
She is so cute and smart! Beautiful videos! Omg the sound of the birds in the background ! Thank you for the class!
You are so welcome!
Im installing my first nuc of bees today and Cora, you really encouraged me that i can do it!
Fantastic video. It's great that you are teaching the younger generation the art. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Outstanding Job!! I know you are VERY Proud of her. I have a 6 year old that I'm working with and it does my heart good to see the youth interested in something more than a cell phone...Great Job again young lady!!
We are over the moon with her involvement. Happy that she's finding passion in beekeeping on her own, not just because mom and dad are into it. It's great to watch her grow!
Outstanding. My first Nuc arrives next month and I now have the confidence to do the transfer and Know I can make it work. Thank you Cora, you make this old man realize I can do it. New challenges! We'll see if you really can teach an old dog new tricks!!
Glad to hear that you're giving it a shot! I'm sure it will go well. Old dogs have experience and patience, right? 😊
Great job Cora. Great dad John for sharing with her.
Thank you! She's so excited.
Amazing! Thanks so much for this video. I am expecting my first NUC in March. This content really eases my mind. 👏
Glad it could help. Let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks Cora! I'm about to get my first nuc to install and I've been taking a class, but I learned a lot from watching you!
I love the colors of the hives! 🥰😍😍😍😍
This was a huge help as I get started, Thank you!
Glad we could help.
Thanks for watching
Glad it helped!
Bob T
Well done both of you! Excellent teaching skills. I love the positive reinforcement and the debriefing! I look forward to the other videos.
Thanks Bob!
Great video. What a great gift to the next generation of bee keepers!!! Thank you. -Joe
Thanks Joseph! We're happy that she's getting involved. Makes our hearts soar. :-)
Thank you Cora! Installing my second colony today and this has helped!!!
Glad it helped!
ThankYou Cora appreciate the lesson, our first install is today or tomorrow
Thank you for teaching me and your next generation. Lots is lost every day by those parents who don’t show or know how to show their kid wisdom and knowledge. SLOW LOL fast movers will pay the price.
Totally agree! It's up to us to teach them how to care for the planet (and by extension, the bees). Thanks for the comment! We hope to hear from you again soon!
nice calm transfer
Nicely done Cora, thank you! Expecting my first nuc the coming Sunday!
Good luck! We hope it goes well for ya! Let us know.
Cora, you did great! Good job!
Dad, you did ok. lol
Susan
NW Georgia
Haha, thank you Susan. Now we all know who the REAL pro is in the bee yard. Cora did a great job!
Cora you did a great job!! I am picking up my bees tomorrow and you helped ease my mind. Dad, excellent instruction and support for Cora. The video was a joy to watch!!😊
Thanks for watching, Pamela!
great job there keeping those bees calm
Thanks! They respond to a gentle hand, for sure.
Well done young lady, I hope my first nuc goes as smoothly.
Thanks Mitch! We hope yours goes smoothly as well. Good luck, my friend!
Great video! I wish I had the money to do this sort of thing when my little girl was little.
I know the feeling, my friend. Have you considered joining one of your local beekeeping groups? There are mentoring programs in need of instructors to teach kids and teens how to do this very thing. Might be a cool thing to do!
Great job and good luck with them and hope they expand and fill up the hive soon.
Thanks Michael. We'll post video updates as it progresses!
Great to see a bright young lady take such a interest in beekeeping! Great job kiddo!!! You've got your daddy's magic touch!
Thanks Richard! She's so careful and kind to the bees. We love watching her learn.
Thanks Richard! She's so careful and kind to the bees. We love watching her learn.
@@CentralBeekeepersSupply awesome!
Good luck Cora!
Thanks much!
Hives in the shade? Usta think shade was best here in East Texas due to the heat. After losing hives to beetles learned different. Now mine are in direct sun all day, come Jun-Sep I have the lid sitting on a 1X1 on top of screened top board - good ventilation, no rain coming in, a small door to get in (less robbers). I have screen bottom & top board and beetle traps. Hives sit in a concrete platform or a layer of old shingles from my roof repair. Rarely do I see a beetle now.
PS found no difference between smoking and not smoking, cept less effort w/o smoke. Try it and see, most folks smoke and it is best for them.
that was very helpful and gave me confidence, thanks
Glad to hear it, Lynn! You can do it!
Thanks Cora, great job.
Thank you!!
She did a great job
Thank you!
great dad !!
We just love each other a lot. :-)
Nice looking country down there.
Thank you! And thanks for watching. RTBBF!
Good job!!
Thanks!
Thanks this was good to watch
We are glad you enjoyed it, and hope that it helps.
Pretty cool.
Thanks!
What i would suggest to new keepers is to remove the 2 frames from the hive to the one side install nuke then slide those in putting one against frames from nuke first. Object is to not smash any or roll the Queen. Those cardboard nukes the sides will move so have help to pull wall while you remove first frame from it. You can bump the Nuke box and put the remaining BEES into new hive. If scared you can do it the way they did but check and make sure Queen is still not in nuke as at times she is. Nice to see the young Lady getting into BEEs
When my dogs see me in my bee vale they just go inside. They get around my hives all the time, but they know from experience when the ladies get frustrated they hurt. 😅
You'd think Pistol would've learned by now, but nope. He can't stay away.
good dad. rare.
Thank you, Nick.
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Wife, Kids,Dog and Bees -life is good 😊
HEY JOHN, JUST HAD AN IDEA, IF I BUY NUC I CAN REUSE THE BOX INTO A BEES TRAPS WOW. I THANK. THE LORD FOR THAT IDEA. THAT POP TO ME SHOWS THE FRONT BOX ENTRANCE.
Hey there, Steven. Yes those nuc boxes are very useful after their initial use has been fulfilled. And they will serve as a great swarm trap as well. Thanks! #RTBBF
It is a little small for a large swarm so it may be rejected by some swarms. But there is a good possibility of it catching a swarm of bees. While it is made of good cardboard, it is cardboard and will not stand up to foul weather as well as a wooden swarm trap would. Experimentation has determined the best size of a swarm trap would be one with about 40 liters or a little over 10 gallons of space inside the box.
👍Cora.
Thank you!
Thank you for this video. How long after installing them do you wait before you do the first inspection?
About 9-10 days or so.
What kind of in hive feeder do you use. I'm a newbie and and my kit came with the external Mason jar style feeder bases. I have no mentor but doing much reading and UA-cam. Subscribed to you guys.
Thanks for the sub, Katrina! We use a variety of feeders, but I think you may be referring to this one. Let us know if you have any questions!
www.centralbeekeeperssupply.com/onlinestore/Deep-Division-Frame-Feeder-with-cap-&-ladder-for-Bee-Hive-p90877773
In each hive I have ,on the north side, either a 1 gal or 2 gal inside feeder (cause that is what I got) with ladder & top (have made my own ladder & top). Also have external quart jar on front. leave all on year round - works fine & less work on my part.
Great job Cora! I'm a future beekeeper here. I'm planning for an 8-frame set up. Would the nuc install be the same with one less frame on either side?
yes
Hey Robin! Your thought is correct. An 8-frame install would be the same with one less frame on either side. Good luck, and thanks for watching!
Did you buy the jug of food or make it yourself.
Hey Randall, we actually sell it in our store. You can find more info at this link. Thanks for the comment!
www.centralbeekeeperssupply.com/online-store/Pro-Sweet-Liquid-Feed-2-5-Gallons-p94131078
I would like to see more young folk interested in beeing a bee helper . not a keeper as no one can keep bees if they want to go . Rob.
We think if more kids were exposed to bee helping as a hobby, there would be a lot more adult apiarists. We need the young people to be involved!
Why a frame feeder and not a top feeder?
Good question,it seems we have way more frame feeders than hive top feeders. And ether work. Thanks for the comment. #RTBBF!
Is that typical size for nucs?...
5 frames with 1 or 2 of brood and rest of frames pollen and/or honey - spends on suppler.
Note: Ask two beekeepers a question and you will get three answers :)
@@johnholladay2534 I'm next. It's my turn, right? Which story should I tell ? Oh, I know. Here goes.
Nucs come in various sizes, but the norm is 5 frames, with about 2 frames of brood and some open cells for the queen to lay eggs. The other 3 generally has 1 frame with nothing but honey and the other 2 with a mix of honey, pollen and some open cells. All that varies in each nuc.
Ok John, your turn for the third story.
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I like them.
We like you, snoopy_noice.
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Can you teach us how to add a nuc to a weak hive please?
We have many more videos in the works, so subscribe to our channel and we'll definitely get to this subject very soon!
Why do you need the feeder?
They have no nectar coming in because the bees are new to the area and don't know where it can be found. They soon find out they need to draw comb to store the first nectar brought in so the feeder gives the nutrition to start building comb for nectar storage and more cells for the queen to lay eggs in.