Nucleus Producing Honey In Year 1!?

Will your nucs produce honey in year 1?
In this video I talk about how much honey you can expect to get out of your nucs in the first year!
Now this is a rarity in beekeeping....normally you'd be lucky to get any honey crop from your bees in the first year!
But if if done correctly and at the right time AND if the weather is on your side then its possible!
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[@dougpeterson5257]

Looking great, I used to run almost exclusively Buckfast but they have become very difficult to get. The last batch had to come from Canada and very expensive. I have raised my own now bringing in some new blood for diversity.

[@Makermook]

I got a package of bees in April. They've done so well that I've taken a split *and* harvested some honey from them.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Amazing!! What breed were the bees?

[@alexwholey3391]

Great video ☺️
Btw I have submitted my book 🤞 Apparently my beekeeping scenes are some of the best in the book. I have your videos to thank for that!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

That’s great to hear!! 😃 congratulations on finishing it!

[@jamesbriggs4942]

Love the videos fella! you need to get this one shared on the British Beekeepers page!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks James 😊

[@Sebastian-lb7jt]

Thanks for your videos! I watch them to learn how to improve my apiary in Guatemala. We are currently at 90 beehives and growing :)

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hi Sebastian, thanks for watching the channel. Glad it’s helping you out 😊👍🏻

[@tomdeslong]

The NUC I got for you guys the start of may is only just on the second supper. I did need to spilt them to stop them swarming. But the ones I got the end of may are getting there third supper today or tomorrow.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

That’s amazing! Normally 1 super off a nuc is good in the first year!
It’s been a really good 2 weeks! Role on the next 2!! 😁

[@darrenpritchard8045]

@@gwenyngruffydd We had a Nuc(not from yourselves) but yes, we have a super full(Wrexham), a little bit of drying out and capping to finish off, nearly there though on 2 hives. 2nd supers on now, might leave the honey for winter depending on how the Summer flow goes. Plenty of ivy up here in the autumn, that brings loads in.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Glad to hear it 😊

[@darrenpritchard8045]

Stunning brood frame :-) Is the queen home grown or bought in? If bought, where from?
thanks
Darren.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Brought in from BS honey Bees

[@darrenpritchard8045]

@@gwenyngruffydd Thank you. We bought 2 from them in May, we took the open flighted mated version, which do you buy?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Ordinary buckfast

[@darrenpritchard8045]

@@gwenyngruffydd ok, ours too. Thanks.

[@alexrallymad]

Great frames of brood 👍🐝 that jacket though 👌 #Ineed #where from?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks 😊 the jacket is from BJ sheriff

[@linnes6383]

How would you feed a nuc with a super on?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

I’d give it fondant in that case. They won’t store it.