Hey Valli, looking good. Are you planning to externally paint the poly Nuc? Will give you better weather resistance over time. I was put off these poly hives because of the plastic runners that the frames sit on have a channel that could harbour a lot of small hive beetles that the bees cannot access, but you don’t have beetles do you? So this is not an issue… 
You mentioned branding, unless you can borrow them from a club, they are very expensive to purchase for very little use. Another option is to paint the top of your frames different colours for different year dates, make up a colour code chart to represent the year and the hive it came from. That way you can dispose of the frame after 4/5 years and ensure they are not transferred between hives. Same for your super boxes. Is this what you needed to brand for?
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