I think the title is called 'a queen breeder'.... knowing full well that that sounds ALL WRONG.
I was a little skeptical using these styrofoam mini mating nucs (3 frames each) from Mann Lake, but... for the money... They ain't half bad! I'd say I sunk around $15-$19 into each mini nuc. These styrofoam bubbas are around 30 dollars a piece, but they are DOUBLE mating nucs--mini nucs in each end--3 frames each, total of 6 frames. You need some overhead expense (a build-out box) and you need to purchase the mini frames and mini foundation. Then you need to feed a mother colony a ton of sugar syrup, set the build-up box into it, then wait for them to build up the comb. Time = money so all in all I spent around $18 I estimate on each mini nuc.rast said:...Ok, back to bees, what are you using for a mating box? How many frames?