Nuc Production and Harvest Using Double Screen Boards

This video shows how we produce and harvest multiple rounds of nucs using double screen boards.

[HarjitSingh-kteu]

i'm from Punjab, India. nowadays I'm working on IGI airport new delhi. I love honey bees. I did beekeeping training in 2018 . And now I want to start beekeeping with apis mellifera like as you. you are my motivational teacher. one day i will gift you a honey from my bee farm

[IceBug]

Bob, I practice your "look on the dark side to find the queen" technique since last year and it works well in germany too ;) thank you for that tipp.

[anthonypope]

I purchased two nucs to add the genetics to my apiary. The attention to detail was evident in that the food frame has a home against the hinge side of the nuc and the bee and brood numbers. I transferred frames to my boxes with a marker handy for the queens to find that they were already marked.
I really appreciate the video detailing how you are making the nucs. Great info!

[lastphcm]

Thanks for giving of your time to share your system there. I very much appreciate you sharing your knowledge and techniques.

[thenewbeejournal]

Excellent operation you're running Bob, thank you for sharing your experience.

[dryridgebeesupply]

As always very informative and down to earth easily understood. Your kind and gentle great teacher. Can't wait until the next video.

[patrickkostecka]

If lumber prices would go down. I will buy more lumber to make more double screened boards. Very versatile piece of equipment, your videos are very helpful to describe how to use.

[toddalbright]

Hi Bob. I have been watching your videos for a while. You are a great teacher, and I like how you will make a point by putting notes in the video. I am in a learning mode right now. I see that you use the double screened boards, and It hasn't quite clicked yet. It is me. some things come to me slowly. Then it hits me. A ha moment ect... Keep up the good work.

[framcesmoore]

Ha Bob so wonderful to see u back and feeling better from the shingles, great video I have made a lot of of the double screen boards from your video u made they work great. I had 7 hives coming out of winter I now have 42 it is so nice to work in the bee yard and have confidence in my self in what I am doing because I have watched u and Ian with your videos. I did buy queens from the bee weaver family my next thing is to make my own queens I want to be self efficient any way it is great to work the bees with out being afraid I just killed them Thank you or teaching all of us about beekeeping and being honest, U and Ian are great and I thank u both I just love the vidoes hope u keep them coming they are just great. Thanks have a blessed week

[markbooth]

Hello Bob In my opinion you produce the best videos on YouTube. Three weeks ago.I found a few hives had swarmed on me. So I split them using the your double screen board method. Yesterday those splits were bringing in pollen. Which is a good sign. Gonna check them next weekend. Then I will find out how they did.

[dannycrain]

Love the split method. I seen your double screen board video. This take that. To a new level.great video bob.your are very talented on explaining thing. I get alot from your. Videos thank you. Keep up the good work

[Mendedsticks]

I am by no means a commercial beekeeper. However, the last couple years have been my most successful of the past 7 years and my colony count has grown. At the present time I have 25 hives 9 fully established and the rest are nucs made this spring. I expect next year to have 50 or more. The backyard beekeeping methods are not going to be efficient enough for me to manage that many by myself. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos, they are well produced, to the point, and show an efficient method of management.

[davidb]

Another great lesson from Bee College
Thanks for mentioning the breeders you use

[johnpollard]

Great information. I really appreciate how you and your guys work together so smoothly. Puff of smoke and you lift the box. Puff of smoke and remove the screen. Drop in the double screen and you place the box back in place. Perfect team work.

[timHclem]

Great video, thank you! Hope you’ve recovered from the shingles. Your queen breeder isn’t greedy with attendants. You could almost leave one queen in the box and make another nuc with them.

[chrisbgarrett]

Love your method, I used the divided box on top and made 2 nucs on top and used lower box to fill what was needed to make solid nucs. Will perfect it but a great system.

Nice work Bob, thanks for sharing your part of the world. FWIW we use a small nail and poke it through the top of the cage. That forms a cross member that rests on the two adjacent top bars, with the cage still jammed between the bars just as you showed. It holds everything secure and stops the possibility of the cage falling down. There's still plenty of room for the bees to feed and release her.

[jeremyhuggins]

I would love to just come down and work with guys one day! Great video Bob!

[billc]

You makes it seem so smooth and seamless. Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍

[SteveDratwa]

That double screen board looks do everything next year that im learning since June this year, , cant be harder then my recording studio an jammin Ziggy Stardust on guitar, , , LOVE ur vids man