Can a split be very near its donor hive?

[Qkrwogud]

Some factors to consider: I'm in New Zealand, it is summer now and flow has started. I put a nuc 10 ft infront of my main hive and it wasn't robbed. Looking to split into a 5 frame nuc with either 3 or 4 full frames and fill rest with undrawn(what do you suggest?)

Below you can see where I'm looking to put it, should it be okay?

[RoyalTummy]

Sure
Try it. Just confuse any foragers in the new nuc by placing plant branches all around the entrance where they really have to reorient to their new home location. Like in nature after a storm and a tree limb blocks their entrance.

[GSF]

In my experience the foragers will return back to the home hive area. If it gets too unbalanced you could always switch locations.

[Acebird]

I make large splits and place them next to the parent hive within inches.  If there is enough nurse bees and honey there is no problem.  If you do a small split you may have to replenish the lost bees to the split.

[sc-bee]

Did you reduce the entrance of the split? I mean really reduce for a while...a couple bee width.

[D Coates]

Should be fine. Make sure the queen is in the new place and they'll separate just fine.  I've done it dozens of times myself.  Reducing the entrance does help to limit robbing as the respective hives regain their footing.

Ace, This is a bit of advice not related to this post.  Since you're locked out of your regular forum haunt and have shown back up here, unless you try a bit of hubris and humility, history will undoubtedly repeat itself again.

[Acebird]

D Coates:  Funny you didn't use the PM function of the forum.  Anyways, I don't see any advertising column on Beemasters so maybe money can't get its way.  I noticed on the other forum the activity dropped like a rock so you have to be careful what you wish for.  Especially when you have advertisers.

[GSF]

We donate to keep it free from pop ups.

thanks ace that reminds me, time to donate :)

[D Coates]

Acebird,  Didn't follow your own advice about a PM?  Shocker.  I PM'd you.