Nuc Follow Along! Episode 1. Installing the Nuc 5-5-24

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[rickdaruler]

Kamon enjoys getting stung by his bees. It's how he gets his superpowers and great sense of humor. He takes getting stung like a pro. Wear your bee suits ladies and gents. Don’t get a bee in your bonnet.

[researcherAmateur]

This are the Reynolds that I like.. helping new beekeepers with good practical videos

[hillkidmountains]

Great calm explanation of the inner parts of a 5 frame nuc and how to install it into a larger box for growth and to eliminate crowding or swarming from the smaller Jester B box. Very valuable advice for those just starting out or in combination at Bee clubs for newbie beekeepers. I like how you pulled out the nuc cardboard side at the beginning to lift up and out the first frame as to not roll or squish any bees. Also I enjoyed seeing frames scraped of burr comb around the entirety of the wood frame, it's top, bottom, and side bars. Appreciate also saying old or slightly injured "pinched" new queens are sometimes superceded. Where as just killed queens and the queenless ness that follows right-at-the-moment scrunched dead queens results in emergency cells totally two different types of events, with swarm cells being a third. And yes we were all beginners at one time and can always learn more no matter what stage of a beekeeper we are. Thanks 🐝

[adkfoothills]

This series is a great idea. It's just what many new beekeepers need right now. You made a very important point about too much sugar syrup right after installation. Many feeders provide way too much syrup all at once, and everything gets plugged up very fast, including the brood nest. 🐝🐝

[mikesbeesllc]

Great idea for a series for new beekeepers Kamon. I send people to your channel all the time.

[davidmerriott]

Great idea for a series. Looking forward to following.

[lynnehrhart]

I so appreciate your vids and, being in middle Tennessee, pertinent to my hives. 🐝❤️🐝

[zeb]

Good job. I recommend your channel to any wannabee, or new beekeepers who are interested in doing things correctly.

[OklahomaBeekeeper]

You did an awesome job with your video. I just shared it with several new nuc buyers of mine.

[burleybeeyard]

Sending this to my Nuc customers. Thank you!

[RandallandSherryJones]

Thank you so much enjoying learning from you.

[mikepucci]

Love this content! The production stuff is cool, but this really helps! My nuc is coming in 2 weeks or so in Massachusetts. We have the same bottom board and top cover. We have a 10 frame Propola box with waxed plastic foundation. We bought an Apimaye hive top feeder, but really need to be conscious of nectar flows and when to feed. It's a fine balance! Thanks for the video.

[jsjs]

Looking forward to the next videos in your series. Thank you for these videos!

[TennesseeTim]

Glad to see you back in the bee yard!! Praying you have a blessed season little brother!! I agree, veils and tee shirts are my go to suit!! Favorite one anyways. I wear a bee jacket under duress!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻

[rickdaruler]

Yes, vitamins and other additives can be important to add to sugar water for bees, especially for young bees and larvae

[brettwhiteMusicFan]

This is going to be a great series! I started my first 2 hives a day ago. Perfect timing for me. Thank you for your time and effort in putting this together.

[DgitlRedBeard]

Thanks for the video. The timing is perfect for me. I am also in TN. I am picking up my first nuc tomorrow morning. I will be following along with the series. Thanks for all the helpful information!

[zeb]

We know bees will, at times, strip wax from foundation and move it to another frame. We also know it takes a lot of hive energy to make wax. Why do beekeepers scrape burr comb from frames and throw it away. I scrape burr comb back into the hive. They reuse it because it is never there the next time I inspect the hive. You could test it with colored foundation that they make candles from and see where they reuse it in the hive. Great videos.

[BetterBuiltDogs]

I'd love to buy a nuc and queen from you. Fellow Tennesseans

[nicolehaley]

I'm excited foe this series. I just got a nuc of bees 1 week ago. Will be so helpful to follow along with your videos to help me learn throughout my first season.