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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: zzen01 on May 11, 2011, 11:51:57 AM

Title: Hive Split
Post by: zzen01 on May 11, 2011, 11:51:57 AM
If I was to do a split and let the new hive raise thier own queen is it now too late in the year to do this?
Title: Re: Hive Split
Post by: VolunteerK9 on May 11, 2011, 11:54:10 AM
Nope now would be the time to do a split. It only takes a 16 days +- to hatch out a queen. Just make sure you have plenty of drones flying .
Title: Re: Hive Split
Post by: zzen01 on May 11, 2011, 12:38:18 PM
Where would the split hive get the drones?
Title: Re: Hive Split
Post by: VolunteerK9 on May 11, 2011, 12:40:19 PM
Your hives should have drones flying before you attempt a split. If your not seeing any drones and not real sure of any feral hives, I would wait on splitting.
Title: Re: Hive Split
Post by: AllenF on May 11, 2011, 07:32:35 PM
If you have bees out there, there should be drones around this time of the year.
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