# Setting up a new brood

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**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Tags:** vic-victoria\
**Created:** [February 6, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/setting-up-a-new-brood/29251 "2021-02-06T09:55:27Z")\
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I’m sure there are others who live in your area who can give you more specific advice.

If there isn’t year-round excess forage, it is likely getting late. You’d be better off just starting out next spring with a strong nuc instead of nursing your colony through the winter.

[https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/new-to-bee-keeping-victoria-australia/20213](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/new-to-bee-keeping-victoria-australia/20213)

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