To start I'd best mention that my original quote, from another thread, which mbc used in the op was written with the thought in mind that the person it was specifically aimed at is planning on building up colony numbers with a view to going commercial -although he himself never mentioned this in the thread it has been stated by others more than once during recent months. No mention, at least so far, of engaging in commercial queen rearing. He could of course use smaller frames to get the queens mated (no doubt that will come before too long
) and then make splits but for now he's already started down the road of converting standard nucs into twin units which brings me to the present thread....
Yes, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that standard frame nucs are the most efficient way to benefit from the fast egg laying days of a newly mated queen ....
... A possible downside is undoubtedly the possibility of overstocking the mating area which may well be an issue in some areas of Britain, there again, on a larger scale that may push the beekeeper to distribute the mating nucs over a larger area which if open mating is the order of the game may not actually be a bad thing although it adds time and running costs of course.
Just a few thoughts to get things going....
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