nucs Archives - Beverley Beekeepers Association

Starting the year with splits and swarms

The anniversary of my first year as a beekeeper came and went without incident. I’d emerged from the winter with

Three days after the nucs arrived on the allotment, it was time to transfer the bees to their new homes,

The bees have arrived. Locked in their nuc boxes the previous night, they travelled a couple of miles to their

I’ve met my bees! Two overwintered nucleus colonies are on a friend’s allotment. Booted, suited and masked, alongside keeping social