Mating/laying Q = Mini-nuc < Nuc < Hive

[The Drone Ranger]

can see the attraction of apideas for the queen raiser
They still need bees though and those are occupied doing queen raising only
I was a bit tongue in cheek with my post
The thread says mating mini nuc>nuc>hive
I like a bit of fiddling around with punches or Chinese tools like the next chap

I have 15 hives and at the moment they don't all have boards (everything late this season)
You can raise queen cells to transfer above other boards, get wax drawn in the lower broodbox, and still get a honey crop because all the bees are still together, equipment wise you need a home made board £5-00 and a spare broodbox with wax, no other equipment or skills required
Sales pitch over

Jon and Fatshark your help with the apideas has been invaluable and I have followed your advice with the twelve I am using
I have them in the shade which at the moment could be just about anywhere (the sun has become a distant memory)

I am looking up "anthropomorphising" as we speak
I checked with the dog but he just sighed with disgust and and went into a huff . He is very pompous