I keep reading that people start out with two nucs and before the year is out they've had to split and end up with 6 or more hives.
G'day Grace,I keep reading that people start out with two nucs and before the year is out they've had to split and end up with 6 or more hives.
I mentioned that more to focus on the point that the method helped prevent this large hive from swarming.First year, it is not my experience that a nuc grows into more than a full hive. Second year is a different story, assuming success.
That's what I assumed too before mine swarmed in May in Vermont. In TN, Photini might very well have to confront the possibility of splitting. JFirst year, it is not my experience that a nuc grows into more than a full hive. Second year is a different story, assuming sucess.