It’s important to keep the nest intact and not separate it with new frames otherwise brood will be lost. By the time the hive was closed up, house bees had already moved onto the foundation to start producing wax from special glands, and draw it out to form deeper comb, ready for eggs.
Adding new foundation either side of the nuc nest.
It’s important to keep the nest intact and not separate it with new frames otherwise brood will be lost. By the time the hive was closed up, house bees had already moved onto the foundation to start producing wax from special glands, and draw it out to form deeper comb, ready for eggs.
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