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Offline DayValleyDahlias

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Splits & Queens
« on: May 17, 2008, 08:51:03 pm »
Let's say I would like to try spliting.

Which time of year is best for it.

Anyone know the percentage of queen rearing failures in doing a split?  Seems like it can go South pretty quickly...hhhhmmm
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Re: Splits & Queens
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2008, 12:04:40 am »
Quote from: DayValleyDahlias on May 17, 2008, 08:51:03 pm
Let's say I would like to try spliting.

Which time of year is best for it.

Anyone know the percentage of queen rearing failures in doing a split?  Seems like it can go South pretty quickly...hhhhmmm


I like to do my splits in late June or Early July, that way they have time to become established and develop sufficient stores of their own for overwintering.
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Re: Splits & Queens
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2008, 08:51:08 am »
I agree with Brian.  Around here we're having locust tree bloom and usually that means swarm time is right behind that.
  Splits are a good way to prevent swarming.
Jim 
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