Hi all.
I over-wintered a couple of colonies in 5 over 5 nucs side by side in a double deep configuration. I'm wondering if there are any rules of thumb for when to move colonies out of nucs into standard 10-frame equipment. I've seen a lot of pollen coming in the last couple of weeks, so I would expect the colony populations to start expanding soon.
I would guess that if it looks crowded during inspection, then it's time to get on with it before they start thinking about swarming. Correct?
TIA
I over-wintered a couple of colonies in 5 over 5 nucs side by side in a double deep configuration. I'm wondering if there are any rules of thumb for when to move colonies out of nucs into standard 10-frame equipment. I've seen a lot of pollen coming in the last couple of weeks, so I would expect the colony populations to start expanding soon.
I would guess that if it looks crowded during inspection, then it's time to get on with it before they start thinking about swarming. Correct?
TIA