I have been cutting up my foundation and using it as starter strips. I needed 5 deep frames to put a deep super on a nuc today so I just stuck 5 full sheets of foundation in and checker boarded the super and the nuc. I came back 45 minutes later to pull a frame of bees from the nuc and the foundation on the #5 frame already had comb being drawn on it. It wasn't A LOT of comb, but there were several spots the size of a quarter that had white wax on them. I found that amazing.
Nuc drawing foundation immediately
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when they need it, they can work very fast!
They dang sure needed it. I have never seen a build up this fast. I started the nuc with 3 frames of bees and brood. It was a strong nuc, but dang.... I found a laying queen on 4/25. Today there was bees pouring out of the top when I opened it. All 5 frames had capped brood in them. I added the deep super and will probably add another deep super later in the week. I need some drawn comb, so I may keep them in a nuc all year.
These bees are from a swarm I caught last spring. They build up fast. I guess they are mutts, but they're making more bees than they have stores to feed. Very small honey bands on the frames and not an abundance of pollen.
These bees are from a swarm I caught last spring. They build up fast. I guess they are mutts, but they're making more bees than they have stores to feed. Very small honey bands on the frames and not an abundance of pollen.
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