I have 2 hives one established and one new they have both been Re-queened and are doing well . I would like to start a third hive and have the equipment to do so . How would I go about it I am getting a little confused ,does this sound right or am I missing something.
1. Take 2 frames of fresh eggs, 2 of pollen and honey all with the bee's that are on them and No Queen put them into a NUC which I have .
2, Close off the NUC for 48 hours they will create a new queen , check in 14 days for queen cells .
3. Then check the NUC again at week 4 for the new and hopefully mated queen.
All the while feeding 1:1 syrup as well as pollen to the NUC.
PLease correct or add anything I am missing I really want to get this right
any help you can give is greatly appreciated.
1. Take 2 frames of fresh eggs, 2 of pollen and honey all with the bee's that are on them and No Queen put them into a NUC which I have .
2, Close off the NUC for 48 hours they will create a new queen , check in 14 days for queen cells .
3. Then check the NUC again at week 4 for the new and hopefully mated queen.
All the while feeding 1:1 syrup as well as pollen to the NUC.
PLease correct or add anything I am missing I really want to get this right
any help you can give is greatly appreciated.