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Splits
« on: March 04, 2021, 02:47:54 pm »
Did splits on 2-4-21 pulled 2 frames with queen and 3 new frames, did checks today all 3 frames built out, 5 good frames of brood and decided to split again, 2 capped frames and a shake with queen, 3 frames in the other, did Ots on them. queen cells found on one that was bursting at the seams .
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Re: Splits
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2021, 09:17:22 pm »
I remember when you did them because I had no drones in mine at that time 30 min west of you.
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Re: Splits
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2021, 09:30:11 pm »
You did good. Nice looking frame of brood.
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Re: Splits
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2021, 07:16:06 am »
You did good. Nice looking frame of brood.
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Re: Splits
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2021, 07:21:22 am »
I remember when you did them because I had no drones in mine at that time 30 min west of you.
im sure you have drones now, I watch a guy on YouTube outdoors with Steve I think he is in the chaz area. My bees are doing the best in my last 6 years of keeping knock on wood, I believe the brood breaks I?ve been making with ots and really keying in on nutrition has been key.  Now to try and make a little honey.

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Re: Splits
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2021, 09:32:12 am »
Plenty of drones now, did a few swarm prevention splits using OTS. Steve lives down closer to New Port Ritchey.
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Re: Splits
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2021, 12:19:50 pm »
Great job well done great looking brood pattern.
Despite my efforts the bees are doing great

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Re: Splits
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2021, 12:47:14 pm »
Awesome!

What is OTS?
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

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Re: Splits
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2021, 01:20:14 pm »
Awesome!

What is OTS?
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It is on the spot queen rearing  https://www.mdasplitter.com/ Mel has a wonderful book and there are some great YouTube lectures with him explaining it
Good for small queen batches

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Re: Splits
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2021, 05:14:38 pm »
Thanks, medic.
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

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Re: Splits
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2021, 02:26:07 am »
Awesome!

What is OTS?
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It is on the spot queen rearing  https://www.mdasplitter.com/ Mel has a wonderful book and there are some great YouTube lectures with him explaining it
Good for small queen batches
OTS by Mel Disselkoen I have that book real good information.
Despite my efforts the bees are doing great

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Re: Splits
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2021, 09:08:27 am »
That sounds like you?ll easily hit your goal this year. Just finished our splits yesterday. Now I?ve got 30 Nucs that need a new home.

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Re: Splits
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2021, 10:18:36 am »
OTS queen rearing seems to be...
Instead of pulling one walk a way split out of a queen right hive, the beek creates a single nuc with the old queen, and let's the old hive create a bunch of QCs for future nucs. Perhaps I am missing something, but isn't this an old, established practice already? Why the new name?

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Re: Splits
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2021, 11:04:40 am »
Basically the OTS system is instead of grafting larva you notch the cells that you want the bees to raise queens from.  Once you have the frame notched you put that frame in a queenless hive.

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Re: Splits
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2021, 12:39:03 pm »
That sounds like you?ll easily hit your goal this year. Just finished our splits yesterday. Now I?ve got 30 Nucs that need a new home.
nice I?m gonna sell 5 if they take off and split again in July

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Re: Splits
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2021, 03:33:42 pm »
Well went back in the 2 frame nucs with the over wintered queens and they built out all the new frames and the queens packed them, gonna try on more split on these and 10 frame the other 9.

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Re: Splits
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2021, 04:20:36 pm »
Good stuff, medic.
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

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Re: Splits
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2021, 06:58:51 pm »
Thank you

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Re: Splits
« Reply #18 on: March 28, 2021, 05:44:57 pm »
Well to follow up had made 19 splits this year, and just checked my last retuning queens , and had 1 not return and 1 drone layer, so not to bad, reloaded them with eggs and will let them bee.
I was able to make the biggest jump in my hives this year. Also just got a call from my brother in law my swarm traps are full. So will be a late night tonight

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Re: Splits
« Reply #19 on: March 28, 2021, 11:39:43 pm »
Oh wee, wall to wall brood, that is beautiful.  Most queens leave room at top for food.  Kinda rare to see such a full, I mean, laid frame to frame.  That queens should get a gold star.

Also, I don?t see flying nervous bees.  Are the bees calm on the frame, just walking without a care.  Ok, that queen gets another gold star.

Medic, you have a jewel of a queen.  Raise queens from that lil Lady, she is a doll for sure.  Good thing I  live far away or I would be sneaking into your apiary and oh wait, Father M. is on this thread.  Er uh Blessings.
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