BahBees, yes, you are correct. The sensible thing to do would be to place the nucs in a 10 frame. However, I am a hobbyist and raise bees for enjoyment, so I don?t always do the sensible thing. I have to work around disabilities also which is getting more and more difficult.
I can lift a 5 frame nuc, but not a 10 frame. So I prefer nucs. Ten of my hives are double Deep 10 frame, 5 are nucs. I am just having fun with the bees. Some of my queens have been with me for 3.6 years. My favorite queen is named Alpha, she is a beauty of a queen, laying maniac she is.
Van