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setting up four way nucs

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I was wondering on how yo uset up four way nucs. How do you build them and where can you buy the frames at?
 
#2 ·
Since I want mediums, I build them out of ten frame deep boxes or one by eights and cut them to 7 1/2" deep. I divide it into four even sections with 1/4" laun in 3/8" deep grooves for dividers and canvas cloth stapled to the dividers for "inner covers" so the bees don't overflow into another section when inspecting. I drill a hole on all four sides with each hole going into a different section. I nail a 1/4" bottom on them too. That way I can stack them up without lids except for the top.

Sorry I don't have a good picture of the insides. I did some with 3/4" wood for dividers but the space is a bit crowded for two frames. It works, but it's hard sometimes to make enough room for the queen cells.

Here's a stack of them:

http://www.bushfarms.com/images/TwoByFourMatingNucs.JPG
 
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