Six nucs next to a double deep hive, ready to be placed into their new home.

The two single hive bodies to the right have been opened and five frames have been removed from the center.

An open nuc. It is a simple matter to remove the five frames from the nuc and place them in the hive body.

Adding Bees

Purchasing a nucleous of bees, a nuc, is one of the easiest wasy of acquiring new hives. In the spring of 2009, these five frame nucs were purchased for $65 each.

A nuc is a small hive consisting of 4 or 5 frames used to start new colonies. Different bee keepers have different policies. Sometime they swap frames or they may sell the frames with the bees. Regardless, after the frames are removed from the nucs, the boxes are returned to the bee keeper.