In the UK, it is best practise to feed nucleus colonies once they are in the hive. Set up a feeder and feed nucleus with 1:1 sugar syrup to assist the bees in drawing out the frames and turning them into honeycomb. 

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Stop feeding when the bees are covering 80% of the frames in the beehive.

Once the bees are in the beehive, you can start weekly inspections. Inspect the bees every 7 days and ensure they have sufficient space to grow. 

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Check to see if the queen is laying eggs and there is brood in all stages. Keep an eye out for swarm cells and ensure there is enough stores. 

When the bees are covering 80% of the frames in the brood box, you can add a super. 

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First place the queen excluder onto the brood box and then place the super above the queen excluder. This ensures the queen can only lay in the brood box and only honey is stored within the supers.