I run two deep brood boxes, if the queen had packed both with brood I may consider splitting, if the two brood boxes are full and there is a nectar flow and there are no signs of swarming I put on honey supers. This is what I choose to do, there are a lot of people running single deep colonies
I like to treat when getting a nuc since they are likely to have significant mite exposure in the large bee yards. I pull well before adding any honey supers and treat OA vapor in fall 3-4 times. I was able to get mites loads below 1% and had 4 out of 4 hives survive a Wisconsin winter.
![First Inspection of a Nuc after transfer | Cora's first hive [Beekeeping for Kids and Beginners]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DwDYHpfi7S0/mqdefault.jpg)
![First Inspection of a Nuc after transfer | Cora's first hive [Beekeeping for Kids and Beginners]](/img/tr.png)
Great job look like you an your bees are on the way to a great season . Good luck.
Hi from Texas.
Hello there!
Nice looking boxes. What do you treat them with?
Two coats of PPG Proluxe 072
If your brood box is full, do you suggest another brood box or add the super box on top? Seeing mixed messages.
I run two deep brood boxes, if the queen had packed both with brood I may consider splitting, if the two brood boxes are full and there is a nectar flow and there are no signs of swarming I put on honey supers. This is what I choose to do, there are a lot of people running single deep colonies
Why treat with apivar in the spring? How long do you do so? And what about honey collection?
I like to treat when getting a nuc since they are likely to have significant mite exposure in the large bee yards. I pull well before adding any honey supers and treat OA vapor in fall 3-4 times. I was able to get mites loads below 1% and had 4 out of 4 hives survive a Wisconsin winter.
what is nuc pls ?? what is OA vapour pls ??