🐝 Building Nucs

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After a couple of hours cutting up some old 1/2" plywood we had kicking around the shed Beth put one together. Gotta say it came out good enough for the bugs we hang out with... at least functional. We followed the cut-list from beesource.com - https://goo.gl/EC2CTH. A few modifications, like having the entrance run the entire width of the box to accept a modified reducer, and I want to run the Hive Cleats all the way around the top to have more land if we want to use a top feeder in the future.

Calling this a success, they just need a couple coats of paint and these should work for a few years at least. We do want to put some thought into a hive top feeder to fit. Getting closer to being ready for the Summer Solstice (it's cooler to say that than the beginning of July) to practice some OTS Starts after the flow.




Location: Colfax, NC, USA

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