New guy update

[jtcmedic]

Well flow is on in central Florida, and hive is I think going great, my question is have 2 deep 10 frames box bottom is full of brood all 10, 2 deep all full with like 3-4 rows of brood and then honey, and super is 5 half built out 5 empty with honey/ nector will they move honey up to super as they build out the super? And with booth deeps full should I split now or to late in the season.
Thanks for reply
Jeff

[GSF]

Where's 'bouts central Florida? Need to update your profile with a general location on it. I can't say because I'm not familiar with the flow in your area. If the flow is on then I'd say you're fixing to have a swarm. Be sure to move the queen in the split. 1 frame of capped cells equals 3 frames of bees. You said all 10 in the bottom was brood? If so it's fixing to get real crowded real quick. I wouldn't want to lose that queen.

[jtcmedic]

Hernando county fl
Should I move a good distance away,  or can I split right next to it. This queen they made after they decided they wanted to kill the other 2
Pluse may have a tropical system in area and with my job will be away.
Thanks

[Barhopper]

What are they working on? Mine are busy but not real busy.

[jtcmedic]

Well crape myrtle is out and palms are blooming but they are 10-12 a second leaving and coming.

[jtcmedic]

They are hot 98 in the shade pluse inspection today at 1300 but have been busy.

[Barhopper]

We have some tallow blooming with the end of ligustrum. I've seen a few green shoots on a few palms but nothing to much. Hope they hit before to long. Mine will usually only work white crepe myrtles when things get tight.

[GSF]

To play it safe I'd move the queen and some bees/brood to a nuc. Make sure they have food, i.e. a frame of honey/pollen.

[BeeMaster2]

We have some tallow blooming with the end of ligustrum. I've seen a few green shoots on a few palms but nothing to much. Hope they hit before to long. Mine will usually only work white crepe myrtles when things get tight.

Crepe Myrtles do not produce nectar. They do not have the nectaries to produce it. Our old bee inspector used to complain about Crepe Myrtle making nasty honey but they do not make any honey.
They do trick the bees to try to collect it but all they get is pollen.

Jim

[jtcmedic]

So split will be done Saturday question is can I move parent hive over a foot put new hive in place  and put 5 frames3brood  and a shake of nurse with queen and 2 honey  and 5 blank frames and keep in same. Area?
@sawdstmakr

[jtcmedic]

We have some tallow blooming with the end of ligustrum. I've seen a few green shoots on a few palms but nothing to much. Hope they hit before to long. Mine will usually only work white crepe myrtles when things get tight.

Crepe Myrtles do not produce nectar. They do not have the nectaries to produce it. Our old bee inspector used to complain about Crepe Myrtle making nasty honey but they do not make any honey.
They do trick the bees to try to collect it but all they get is pollen.

Jim

Did not know this they were going crazy on it.

[BeeMaster2]

So split will be done Saturday question is can I move parent hive over a foot put new hive in place  and put 5 frames3brood  and a shake of nurse with queen and 2 honey  and 5 blank frames and keep in same. Area?
@sawdstmakr

That should work real well if you move the queen to the new hive. The field bees will return to the old site and the new bees With the old queen will orient the new location. The queen will think she swarmed, she is in a new hive. She will bee able to replenish the hive because she is laying from day 1.
Jim

[jtcmedic]

Thanks will be doing first split after only 5 months from new nuc was not even thinking about this  was only think about building and getting through winter

[jtcmedic]

Well did the split , and they did great me on the other hand, placed 3 brood multi eggs and caped, 2 honey but had a problem, did not get or see queen but multiple stages  of eggs, did I miss the swarm already . I feel like I made a mess. Hope they will be forgiven may have rushed it.

[KeyLargoBees]

JTC.....i forget who it is that has this as their tagline....."The Bees fix all my mistakes"

If both halves of the split got eggs, brood, and stores it will be fine even if they had already swarmed.....Typically the queen and swarm leaves with 50-60% of the population....you would have noticed if the pop was lower than expected when you did the split....was it?

[jtcmedic]

No , parent hive looks normal and split is doing figure 8 so will see in 6 days ,

[jtcmedic]

Well let my split sit did a check 20 days ago queen cell in did my check couple days ago queen in and laying

[Nugget Shooter]

Always good news and this new guy had same results.... All queen right and happy

[GSF]

congrads! It's nice when something goes right.