Mating Nuc Resource Allocation Split
Plan whole mating nucs against disjoint brood, bee, feed and queen resources with caller per-nuc needs; not a biological adequacy or colony-splitting recommendation.
Description
Whole mating-nuc capacity is limited by the scarcest supplied resource.
Whole mating-nuc capacity is limited by the scarcest supplied resource. Calculating all resource constraints keeps unused brood, bees, feed and queens visible.1
Plan whole mating nucs against disjoint brood, bee, feed and queen resources with caller per-nuc needs; not a biological adequacy or colony-splitting recommendation.
When to use Mating Nuc Resource Allocation Split
Use this tool to plan whole mating nucs against disjoint brood, bee, feed and queen resources with caller per-nuc needs; not a biological adequacy or colony-splitting recommendation.
Prepare the hive, sample or operating measurements and any supplied target values. Confirm units, timing and whether counts or masses refer to the same population or batch.
How to use Mating Nuc Resource Allocation Split and understand its results
- Prepare the hive, sample or operating measurements and any supplied target values. Confirm units, timing and whether counts or masses refer to the same population or batch.
- Enter availableBroodFrames, broodFramesPerNuc, availableBeeMassKg, beeMassKgPerNuc, availableFeedKg, feedKgPerNuc, availableQueens using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read maximumResourceSupportedNucs, unusedBroodFrames, unusedBeeMassKg, unusedFeedKg, unusedQueens. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| availableBroodFrames | Available brood frames | integer | Required |
| broodFramesPerNuc | Brood frames per nuc | integer | Required |
| availableBeeMassKg | Available bee mass kg | number | Required |
| beeMassKgPerNuc | Bee mass kg per nuc | number | Required |
| availableFeedKg | Available feed kg | number | Required |
| feedKgPerNuc | Feed kg per nuc | number | Required |
| availableQueens | Available queens | integer | Required |
Enter nonnegative integer available frames and queens, nonnegative bee and feed masses, positive integer frames per nuc and positive mass requirements per nuc. Return the minimum whole capacity and remaining amounts of every resource after allocating that many nucs.
capacity = min[floor(frames/framesPerNuc),floor(beeKg/beeKgPerNuc),floor(feedKg/feedKgPerNuc),queens] Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| maximumResourceSupportedNucs | Maximum resource supported nucs | number |
| unusedBroodFrames | Unused brood frames | number |
| unusedBeeMassKg | Unused bee mass kg | number |
| unusedFeedKg | Unused feed kg | number |
| unusedQueens | Unused queens | number |
{
"input": {
"availableBroodFrames": 10,
"broodFramesPerNuc": 2,
"availableBeeMassKg": 4,
"beeMassKgPerNuc": 1,
"availableFeedKg": 15,
"feedKgPerNuc": 3,
"availableQueens": 6
},
"output": {
"maximumResourceSupportedNucs": 4,
"unusedBroodFrames": 2,
"unusedBeeMassKg": 0,
"unusedFeedKg": 3,
"unusedQueens": 2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Resources must be disjoint and available on one basis. Per-nuc requirements are supplied assumptions; the tool does not establish colony viability or recommend splitting.
Numeric inputs must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Split Ratio Colony Divider: Apportion integer adults/brood frames by largest remainders and continuous feed by caller split weights; input order breaks integer ties, and biological adequacy is not inferred. For a complementary task, use Nuc Frames Transfer Plan 5Frame Guide: Plan a nuc frame transfer against caller class requests and slots, taking donor order as explicit priority; no fixed five-frame recipe, queen relocation or actual hive modification.
References
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Mating Nuc Resource Allocation Split — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Split Ratio Colony Divider
Apportion integer adults/brood frames by largest remainders and continuous feed by caller split weights; input order breaks integer ties, and biological adequacy is not inferred.
- Nuc Frames Transfer Plan 5Frame Guide
Plan a nuc frame transfer against caller class requests and slots, taking donor order as explicit priority; no fixed five-frame recipe, queen relocation or actual hive modification.