Local supplies of nucleus colonies are available from May to July.

A simpler first step is to create a nucleus colony within the same hive using a division board.

The nucleus colony will include a frame of comb containing young larvae.

Nucleus colony - depends on availability, and more are available in Spring and early Summer.

John found that these mats will work on nucleus colonies but recommends using them on full strength colonies.

Nucleus colonies are not as efficient as overwintered colonies for pollination.

Nucs, or nucleus colonies, are small honey bee colonies created from larger colonies.

Many make "nucs" (small starter or nucleus colonies) for sale or replenishment of their own losses during the early spring.

The imported queens will be introduced into a nucleus colony sourced from a resident hive at Eastern Creek.

A nucleus colony can be used to prevent overcrowding in a larger, healthy colony by splitting some of the population off to a new colony.

A nucleus colony can be combined with the larger colony to re-queen it with a much smaller break in brood rearing.

In temperate and equatorial regions, a winter cluster will survive in a single box or in a "nuc" (short for nucleus colony).

Hive - a honeybee hive, being a nucleus colony or standard size colony and the equipment that houses them (boxes with comb frames).

The operator is encouraged to rear genetically diverse breeder queens to reduce the risk of re-introduction or spread of disease from package bees or nucleus colonies. b.

At the quarantine facility there are 12 flight cages for holding queens and a nucleus colony, sometimes the single flight cage could hold 2 queens from the Canadian beekeeper.

Required 1) When package bees or nucleus colonies are purchased from non-organic sources, the first extraction from these frames shall not be labelled or marketed as organic product. 10.3.

In the mid to late spring, just before a bee hive would naturally split by swarming, beekeepers often remove frames of brood, with adhering bees, to make up new starter hives, called "nucs" or nucleus colonies.

Conversely, now that parasitoid-free colonies of both P. pseudoinsulata and P. connexa are established at Marihat, nucleus colonies of these insects can be sent to other countries which request them for testing and release.

After a viable nucleus colony has been established and the Australian beekeeper takes over, the rental cost of the flight cages for the duration of the queen production program, which can last up to a year is $84 (US) per month.