Making Nucleus Colonies

Paul Kelly, research and apiary manager, and Wendy, an accomplished beekeeper and volunteer at the HBRC, teaches us how to make nucleus colonies.

Filmed and edited by Wissarut Sukhaket.

For more videos, check out the University of Guelph's HBRC YouTube channel at this link: @University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre

[dcsblessedbees]

I have missed your videos. I understand they have to do with specific projects being from a University, as a new beekeeper I wanted to say thanks.👍

[saintjohncoleman]

This is timely in that I’m planning my splits for next spring! Thanks for resuming the video production.

[cliveharrison]

V nice, just finishing up feeding my colonys here in the uk, unseasonably warm weather here. Looking forward to the next season.

[martynspooner]

When you think about how they build the hives whoever worked it all out had good knowledge of how bees live. I find it really impressive, there are some clever people out there.

[robhi]

I am new to bee keeping, thanks for the content, learned a lot. Greetings Rob

[somebodyyoumayknowgg]

Please keep posting videos I’ve been subscribed for a long time waiting for more videos .

[thanosrevenisios]

Very nice videos....i'm beekeeper from Greece

[lisandro]

Wow’ I m a 40 years old my full first year with my bees and I got stung with black pj, and both of you in shorts 😮

[carldaniels]

awesome video!
to the point!
informative!

[JessicaBrunskill]

I really like your video's they are the best

[kennylecroy]

If you didn't want to sale the nuc, what would you do just to epand your own yard?

[aaronparis]

Hey Paul I’m in Nova Scotia would you say running doubles is better than running singles ? I know both can be done but what would you run I keep my bees outside in poly hives

[kitersrefuge]

Is there not like a Summer "camp" we can pay for, and come to Canada eh (haha), and get hands on experience at your Guelph university with the bees, and have some fun, and go back home with a certficate or something? it would be really good as an experience and to come back home and start the bee keeping? I would easily pay for such a Summer hiatos. Learn beekeeping, experience Canada eh, and return home with some good memories.

[texasfriendlybeekeepers]

great video Paul where do you buy the hood that your helpers are wearing. ...thanks!!

[BikesBoatsBees]

Are you worried if the queen cell doesn’t take and the hive make their own queen? Reason I ask is that walk away splits seem to be in the process of being made an illegal practice here in Queensland, Australia. The thought is that walk away splits are more likely to be aggressive and more likely to swarm. I personally have not found this to be true, but wonder if you have experienced this?

[nasserhaddar]

Thanm you for the time and nice informations.
The qustion is why you don't you introduce a matted queen? to avoiding 27 days delay and not to go to the possibilty of other problems?
I am a beginner beekeeping.
Thank you in advance.
Nasser

[ivansince]

Thank you very much. What is the best time of the season to make up a nuc?

[sergepajcin]

have vsh queen the best layer 3 years old who ever told you every year you need to replace is a lie leave good ones always