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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: splits
« Last post by max2 on May 26, 2024, 04:14:49 am »4 weeks or a month ( in my case) has worked for me well.Do y'all check for queen cells after a split of do you prefer waiting and checking for eggs?Usually I let the bees just do their thing and check back when there should be a queen laying.
Just split a hive last week for the first time. Was thinking I should just wait about 4 weeks then check for eggs. Then intervene if needed
I used to open the nuc's after 8 days to check for queen cells.
I don't do this anymore.
A month and open, check for the brood pattern ( generally only eggs at this point) and move/sell.
The advantage of checking after 8 days is that you can move extra cells into any nuc which has no q cells.
I do 8 to 12 nuc's only at a time