Thanks, all. Jimbo, I think I must have been on the same course!!! My problem is how much water to spray in. John and I did everything as per couse, 250ml precise, on our home made mini nucs, but with wax starter strips in place of foundation.. 3 days later, no comb. Luckily I had some beautiful drawn comb from starter strips fom another hive, so put some in, queen cells in yesteray, so live in hope. What else can a beekeepr do than that?
Hi Phil, I was recommended on a bee breeding course that when you put bees into the mini nucs and close them up you spay with water morning and afternoon. Jimbo
I never put water in Apideas. I fill the feed compartment with fondant and leave them to it. I have tried syrup but if it gets ignored it starts to ferment or gets mould all over it.
Hi Phil Haven't done this myself, but as Oasis is blown polystyrene - I think - and your mini-nucs are very probably made from polystyrene, then it ought to be fine? How do people usually address thirst in mini-nucs? Is the assumption that they can easily go out for water themselves during the mini-nuc season? Maybe it partly depends on the feed you are offering, with fondant requiring more water than light syrup. Gavin