The nucs are coming along nicely. The new queens have started laying, and we are looking forward to seeing the brood start to emerge in the next few days (2nd week of May).
The last quality check on the queens will be on the nuc itself: are we seeing good brood patterns, no supersedure cells.
The only thing still missing is the inspection by the bee inspector, and they are ready to go to their new homes, probably around May 20th.
We feel the best nucs are those where the queen is laying, and in a colony with all stages of the brood cycly: eggs, brood, capped brood, and emerging. Our queens go home with their very own daughters approving of her (no supersedure), and attending to her.