How To Install Your 5 Frame Nuc - Bee Serious Bee Nucs For Sale

Whether you've purchased a 5 Frame Nuc from us or another beekeeper, this video will help you properly install them.

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[ZeroProductions]

We bought our Nuc from Jason in part because of his videos and easy availability. We drove across Florida for his bees and we couldn’t be happier. Highly recommended! Thanks Jason!

[kevlarshanahan]

Does tapping on the box help to calm the bees? <sarcatic grin>
Thank you for the information, and newbies Do Not tap the boxes... be gentle.

[davidweeks]

I'm interested in setting up a hive to pollinate my plants. The idea that I'll get some honey is a bonus.

[TGHibiki]

I’ll be getting a nuc in a few days unfortunately on a rainy day and late. Here is hoping the next day will be better.

[jwithaar]

Great video to watch for a 1st timer like myself (received my Nuc today, will be installing it tomorrow morning). Question I have though, is while you are all suited up, you are not wearing any protective gloves. Why not?

[dominickdeflorio]

Great video. Succinct and to the point. Thank you.

[scotthenderson]

I'm new to this but can you put a newly waxed frame in between the brood frames to get them to draw out frames (of course feeding them also

[walterwatson]

Knock knock! who’s there? pissed bees!! Pissed bees who?

[charliegioe]

I am trying to build a hive small hive which has been a week since May would you sell a queenless nuke and you ship to Pennsylvania

[PoorLifestyles]

Thanks for the video, It's nice to watch someone who knows what they are doing and is able to explain. (I'm not hating but as A first-time beekeeper I tend to come across a lot of videos made by other first-timers) Subscribed. TIL; honey frames go on the outside when installing NUCS + Consider black frames. I didn't want to use plastic so I might just spray paint a couple of my wooden ones to try and resolve. Happy Thanksgiving.

[RaySarasin]

Thanks for sharing and best to you and your hives take care

[vendetta]

Honest question...is your direction at the end of the video in regards to beekeeper ease or something to do with the bees transitioning to a new box?
I'm asking because I've been installing for years, all day long and into the night, under red light.

[bart]

hi Jason, last nuc's I picked up from logan and hunter. they told me to checker board the frames which I did not do before. I put them in like you did. did I harm the hive?

[invitingfreedom]

What about the Queen? Where is the queen?

[Nisotovski]

I have seen videos like this... what is unclear for me waiting for my 6 nucks to arive in a week is how to install them in my box with foudationless frames? This will be my first year (i dont have drawn frames) so i belive the order of frames should be one frame from the nuck one epmty etc? If i let them with 3 empty frames next to each other they will drow randomly and i will make a mess?
I need advice! Thanks

[Ricky]

Thumping the box. Whether it bothered the Bee's or not. It annoyed the shit out of me. Ge a set of drums already. LOL Besides that thanks for the info.

[JohnSmith-gmqm]

How long with it take for the bees to fill up the box

[noahriding]

Are the beekeepers charging you extra for the boxes and frames of the nuc box? Or does that come with it?

[jpthedelawarebeeman]

Can you transfer them into a 5 frame nuc. Then add another  nuc on top with 5 new frames.  Do you have to use a 10 frame hive to transfer them in? I have seen a ton of videos saying the expand faster in 5 frame hives and have less stress.

[Samio]

Interesting, a bee keeper from florida who has many hives has to purchase a nuc of bees. What happend???