Establishing colonies via packages or nucnucleus:
also called a "nuc;" a smaller colony of bees usually with three to five frames. Nucs are splits (divides) made from larger colonies. Nucs are purchased as a method of starting a new colony or as a resource to use to bolster weaker colonies. See more information about nucs <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3093#standard">here</a> and <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3417#nuc">here</a>.
hives
New colonies can be started in several ways. Packages of bees are 2, 3 to 5 pounds of adult bees shaken from one or more spring colonies in warmer climates with a caged queen (from different source normally) and a feeder can. They are sent through the US mail or via carrier. For best results packages xhould be started in the spring months.Nucs are another relatively common means of starting a colony of bees. A nucnucleus:
also called a "nuc;" a smaller colony of bees usually with three to five frames. Nucs are splits (divides) made from larger colonies. Nucs are purchased as a method of starting a new colony or as a resource to use to bolster weaker colonies. See more information about nucs <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3093#standard">here</a> and <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3417#nuc">here</a>.
l=nucleus, somtimes nook,nuk) colony is a smaller version of a full-sized colony consisting of 1, 2 to 4 frames of brood and 2 support frames of bee bread and honey. Often it is housed in a smaller hive body (a nucleusnucleus:
also called a "nuc;" a smaller colony of bees usually with three to five frames. Nucs are splits (divides) made from larger colonies. Nucs are purchased as a method of starting a new colony or as a resource to use to bolster weaker colonies. See more information about nucs <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3093#standard">here</a> and <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3417#nuc">here</a>.
hive).. When purchased, the 3 to 5 frames of the nucnucleus:
also called a "nuc;" a smaller colony of bees usually with three to five frames. Nucs are splits (divides) made from larger colonies. Nucs are purchased as a method of starting a new colony or as a resource to use to bolster weaker colonies. See more information about nucs <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3093#standard">here</a> and <a href="index.cfm?pageID=3417#nuc">here</a>.
are transferred to a standard hive box at the intended apiaryapiary:
a place where beehives and beekeeping equipment are located; also called a bee yard. An out-apiary is a site away from the owner’s residence.
site.
Capture of a swarm of bees is another means of starting a new hive. Bees may be transferred from a non-traditional nesting site (tree hollow, building void, discarded containers, etc) but this is not recommended for brand new begiinners because of the difficulty in a transfer of colony (termed a cutout).
