This coming Monday 2014/05/19 a buddy is getting 3 packages and 3 extra queens. (Why the extra queens do not ask me, his thinking is to have them as back up) To save these extra queens can you start small Nucs with bees from each of his packages? It is his first year, he is still learning. I have bees am willing to help with some frames of brood one per Nuc along with frame of honey one per Nuc, but wondering if there will be enough bees to start these small Nucs and keep the brood and queen warm.
Have talked to him that if he does this his package bee hive numbers will start out small
Thoughts or ideas would be great..
Have talked to him that if he does this his package bee hive numbers will start out small
Thoughts or ideas would be great..