Double Entrance, Twin Zone, Queen Bee Mating NUC with Feeders

Maximise your queen-rearing efficiency with this Double Entrance Twin Zone Queen Mating NUC, a compact, highly insulated mating hive designed for professional and hobbyist queen breeders. This innovative design allows you to run two independent mating colonies in one unit, reducing labour, bees required, and overall cost while increasing queen production success.

🐝 Designed for Efficient Queen Rearing

Unlike traditional mating systems that require full nucleus colonies, this mini mating NUC allows queens to be successfully mated using only a small handful of worker bees. This means fewer bees diverted from honey production while maintaining strong mating success rates.

The dual-zone configuration enables you to run two separate mating colonies simultaneously, doubling productivity without increasing equipment footprint.

🔥 Excellent Thermal Performance

Constructed from insulated materials with 3.5× the thermal insulation of timber hives, this mating NUC maintains a stable internal environment. This ensures:

• Reliable queen development in early spring and late autumn
• Reduced heat stress in hot summer conditions
• Strong brood viability and feeding behaviour

The compact spherical colony structure mimics a natural bee cluster, encouraging better nurse bee activity and improved queen development.

🔁 Twin Independent Zones

Each side of the NUC operates as a fully independent mating chamber, separated by a solid partition divider that prevents bee crossover while allowing dual queen rearing in one hive body.

Each zone includes:

• Independent entrance control
• Dedicated feeder
• Separate floor access
• Individual ventilation and observation

🎯 Smart Entrance Control System

Each side features a round adjustable entrance disc with three modes:

• Fully open flight entrance
• Queen excluder mode (workers pass, queen retained)
• Fully closed (ideal for transport)

This makes the NUC perfect for mating yards, transport, or controlled breeding programs.

🍯 Integrated Feeding System

Each chamber includes its own sugar syrup feeder, separated by a queen excluder to prevent queens entering the feeding area. This ensures:

• Safe feeding during mating cycles
• Reduced disturbance
• Controlled nutrition for small colonies

👀 Easy Monitoring Without Disturbance

Two clear PVC viewing windows sit above the frames and beneath the lid, allowing quick inspection without disturbing the NUC hive and temperature loss. This reduces stress on mating colonies and helps maintain stable internal conditions.

🚚 Portable & Transport-Friendly

The mating NUC features anti-escape and anti-theft design elements, including:

• Sliding entrance covers for transport
• Ventilation mesh for airflow during relocation
• Secure feeding compartment

Ideal for moving queens to mating yards or safely transporting mated queens.

🧰 Included Components

This complete kit includes everything needed to start mating queens:

• 4 × Plastic Mini Frames
• 1 × Internal Partition Divider (twin-zone separation)
• 2 × Adjustable Round Entrance Discs
• 2 × Bottom Sliding Boards (easy bee loading)
• 2 × Queen Excluders (feeder isolation)
• 2 × Clear PVC Viewing Windows
• 2 × Sugar Syrup Feeders (one per zone)

📏 Dimensions

Size: 330mm × 130mm × 110mm

✅ Key Benefits

• Double queen mating capacity in one compact unit
• Requires fewer bees than standard NUC systems
• High insulation for year-round queen breeding
• Improved queen development and feeding efficiency
• Portable and ideal for mating yards or transport
• Beginner-friendly yet suitable for professional breeders

Whether you're scaling a queen-rearing operation or starting your breeding journey, this Twin Zone Queen Mating NUC delivers reliability, efficiency, and exceptional value in a compact, easy-to-use system.