Paradise Honey 6-Frame Medium Langstroth Nucleus Hive Body
This Paradise Honey 6-Frame Medium Langstroth Nucleus Hive Body is manufactured from high-density polystyrene (EPS) and is designed for use with Paradise Honey Langstroth nuc systems. The medium body is compatible with Langstroth medium (super) frames at approximately 160 mm deep.
The modular design of Paradise Honey nucs, similar to that of a full-sized hive, allows nuc bodies to be stacked on top of one another. This makes it possible to add additional space when required, for example when overwintering a strong nuc or when a colony needs extra room. The availability of medium-depth bodies also allows a super to be added to a nuc, providing greater flexibility in hive management.
In some configurations, 6-frame Langstroth nucs can be used as compact hives for extended or year-round use, with nuc bodies serving as brood chambers and medium bodies used for the honey crop. While a 6-frame jumbo Langstroth brood body offers a brood volume similar to a standard British National brood chamber, many beekeepers choose to use medium frames throughout the colony to reduce lifting weight and simplify frame management.
This nucleus hive body is supplied with two plastic frame runners, helping to protect the polystyrene during inspections and routine hive work.