I spent the past couple days making a few nucs. They are the D-Coates style. They have ventilation holes in each end, and have 3/8" full width entrances. They are glued at every joint with Titebond II, and stapled with 1" glue-coated staples. I built 125 of them; kept me busy during the last few (snowy) days. We have to primer and paint them as soon as the weather shapes up. We have amost 2' of snow on the ground right now, and it is 30 degrees F.
What is the primary use for them.
Splits or are you going to fill them and sell them?
You should come visit me in Florida and "teach" me how to build about 75 of those.
I'd also like to watch you build bottom boards !!
RAK:
Not including labor, it comes to $5.85 each nuc. Wood = $5.05, glue + staples = average 80 cents, maybe a little high of an estimate.
Brian Suchan:
I built them out in the garage, and took it inside for the photos.
Mbeck:
Thanks. I will fill and sell 25 of them. The rest I will install package bees in; they grow faster and build up better, if first installed in a nuc and fed heavily, with both syrup and pollen sub. We'll hafta see about Florida!
I figured that had 2 laugh at the couch in background. When ur packages coming in?? Hopefully you will have better weather than we have had on ours the last 10days. Keep that snow coming headin out 2 the snowies on friday.
Good work as usual Ben. I always have had problems with plywood nucs, over a period of time they bend and the lids warp. Yours look great, thanks for posting.
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