Beekeeping. How I like to over winter my 5 over 5 nucs.

[noahriding]

Very cool.

I like videos especially that deal with keeping the bees alive. Thanks very much!

Your hives look good.

[gulliver]

I have a single deep box colony that is weak.. My supplier suggested to consolidate the hive into a 5 frame nuc box for the winter. I must of missed seeing a queen cell 8 days ago and found it today. There is some brood but not much. I did see the queen 8 days ago. It's been a crazy weather pattern this year. Very cool June, severe drought started mid-July with high heat, queen not laying much during drought, and now 75 degree weather in Nov. Should I put the frame with the queen cell in a nuc with frames of bees and honey? And put the current queen into another nuc? I'm really confused as to what to do now. I was going to initially combine the hive with another one and forfeit the queen but now this. Your suggestion would be appreciated. I never overwintered a nuc.

[Bees]

I'm doing my first over winter Nuc. I'm in the PNW and we still have some good weather and feeding like crazy.

[Mackabees]

I'm about a month to frost. Typically 2nd to 3rd week of October. I'm checking next week and every 2 weeks. Watched them this morning and the girls bringing in yellow to orange. Hopefully, fill the top box out of two. You must be just north of me.

[johnnywisconny]

These videos should start with the name of the state you live in. I am in Wisconsin and we need 2 deeps of honey for winter.

[Bees]

is that the formic pro strip? at 3:43 ?

[stephenpuglisi]

Formic Pro is not recommended for NUCs