I'm a new beekeeper. I have a new nuc and introduced them to their new home. Later should I put a queen excluder and then another super or 2 supers before putting the queen excluder? Any thoughts?
I only use queen excluders to keep a queen IN if I pick up a hot swarm or hot removal or on multiple box setups to help me locate the queen
Like most things beekeeping, you will find many different answers on this one. I use excluders because I am interested in honey production and don't want eggs in my supers. I know others who don't use them and still have no problem harvesting honey as the queens tend to work a compact area rather than laying eggs at random. For me it is a convenience to not have to worry about eggs in my honeycomb, but on the flip side, I probably run a higher risk of an queen running out of space in which to lay eggs, thus requiring more inspection.
