We got a nuc yesterday. Set the next to the front of thhee hive the rest of yesterday to settle down.
This morning we opened up the nuc and put it in the hive, all went well. Question is, most of the frames from this nuc need replaced, they are on their last leg... when can you take frames out of the brood box and replace them with new frames?
My thought was when the hive is ready for a second brood box, put the old frames in the top brood box and add new ones to the bottom... then when winter comes and the hive just needs one hive body take off the top box with the old frames in it.... then the frames are out of the hive...