This is a brand new standard 6 frame National Paynes nuc that I have modified by removing the side feeder enabling them to hold 8 frames instead of 6. I use these as my honey producing hives, they are also great for making splits, rearing mated queens, catching swarms and would you believe rearing nucs! D The side feeder is cut out and two side plugs are made out of the removed centre piece then shaped to fill in the feeder ends and extend the runners, siliconed in place which enables the hive to hold the 8 frames. The addition of a Paynes extension brood box on top modified in a similar way then allows the hive to hold 16 brood frames in an 8 over 8 configuration which is an ideal size for a brood nest, essentially giving them the “Brood and a half” brood nest volume with the added bonus of all of the brood nest being on brood frames. I then add a queen excluder and fit super on top. No bees included, or at least not intentionally!
