When is it to late to split a hive
Hi All,
I have a large colony of bees and today found some queen cups that I removed as I am new to beekeeping my question is this, when in the year is it to late to split a hive ?
and what would you recommend (if I have to split) what way to split them ?
regards
Graham
When is it to late to split a hive
Looks like you need an artificial swarm of some kind Graham. Fatshark's method(s) of splitting the hive are good ones as is the standard method if you have the kit. I'd be doing it today as well.
I watched your video at the point where you find the queen cells. I was wondering if you had just broken the sidewalls of the cells rather than destroying the contents. If just the sidewalls then the bees can repair those and the larva can continue its development uninterrupted.