Nuc Build-Up Calculator
Projection
Project how a nucleus colony builds up week by week to fill a full box, adjusted for feeding intensity.
Results
Final frames
10.8frames
Ready for full hive at week
10
Nuc will fill a 10-frame deep by week 10.
Projection
Week: 0Frames: 5
Week: 1Frames: 5.4
Week: 2Frames: 5.8
Week: 3Frames: 6.3
Week: 4Frames: 6.8
Week: 5Frames: 7.3
Week: 6Frames: 7.9
Week: 7Frames: 8.6
Week: 8Frames: 9.3
Week: 9Frames: 10
Week: 10Frames: 10.8
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