Really Cold Weather Package Bee Installation
When it is cold in northern states and the package bees arrive. The bees need to go in a hive and cannot stay in the package cage for a long time. Putting a package of bees into a five frame nuc box is a great way to start a package of bees in cool or cold weather. The smaller box is easy to heat. The bees population will not get bigger for almost a month. The queen can lay better in the smaller space. The bees can keep all of the brood frames warm. A job that would be harder to do in a ten frame box in 30 degree weather.