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 #8358  by Andy_mac
 30 Jul 2020, 11:30
Hi Forumites,
A nuc that I have is bursting at the seams and I'm planning on moving into a national poly hive.
Is it too late in the season to be doing that?
If I do, should I feed the colony to help it draw the new foundation for the 5 frames I'll be adding?
 #8359  by NigelP
 30 Jul 2020, 12:34
No, it's not too late at all. Very sensible to feed and let them draw the new frames out. I'm assuming you have no major flow on where you are.
 #8360  by AdamD
 30 Jul 2020, 13:55
I have/will be moving nucs into bigger boxes as required until September. I have colonies in a 5 frame wooden and a 6 frame poly nuc that both need bigger boxes this weekend.
 #8363  by Andy_mac
 30 Jul 2020, 16:42
Bramble is going over and while there is a bit of Rosebay Willow Herb the bees don't seem overly interested in it..
NigelP wrote:
30 Jul 2020, 12:34
No, it's not too late at all. Very sensible to feed and let them draw the new frames out. I'm assuming you have no major flow on where you are.
 #8364  by Chrisbarlow
 30 Jul 2020, 17:22
If no flow like balsam then just feed