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RE: SETTING UP A NEW HIVE USING A NUC, "NUCLEUS" OF BEES
Beekeeping is something I want to get into and I've never seen it done this way. Do you just add "suppers" somewhere else as the colony grows? Will you be able to collect honey without the suppers?
The supper will go right on top of the deep. As soon as the bees make comb and fill it with honey. The Nuc comes with five frames of comb and honey. That means they have five more in that deep to fill, before you need to increase their space.
You won't collect honey the first year at all. Some people do, but it's not advised. These bees need to do an enormous amount of work just starting out. What they make has to last them through the entire winter.
Next year, when your bees have filled the deep and one to two suppers, you can harvest the honey in the suppers above that. The queen usually will raise brood that high. Some bee keepers us a queen excluder, to prevent her from laying eggs in the upper suppers.
I appreciate the informative response! This definitely looks like a good way to start.
You might also like my most recent post on a DIY egg incubator, @tahorfarm.
Thanks I'll check it out.
You're welcome @tahorfarm. I'm happy to answer any questions you have, I hope that helped.