This winter I plan to build several mating nucs. They will be double three framers to hold regular medium frames. I have three hives going this year that are all mediums to split up into the nucs.
My question is whether to screen the bottoms? My 5 frame deep nucs all have screen bottoms but have plastic signs cut to slide in them when I place queen cells. Remove after queen is mated.
Do yall think screen bottoms will be a problem for returning queens to go under hive and not in entrance? With our heat and humidity I think I need the ventilation, and opening and closing bottom is aggrivating.
Thanks, Johnny
My question is whether to screen the bottoms? My 5 frame deep nucs all have screen bottoms but have plastic signs cut to slide in them when I place queen cells. Remove after queen is mated.
Do yall think screen bottoms will be a problem for returning queens to go under hive and not in entrance? With our heat and humidity I think I need the ventilation, and opening and closing bottom is aggrivating.
Thanks, Johnny