David Eyre wrote: > ... why is it always stated 'to make early splits' when later > splits work just as well? Bearing in mind our later start I make > nucs in late July, and they still make it through the winter! Simple - early splits will produce a crop. If the goal is only to overwinter, then I agree, later splits are better - in fact preferable for an "ideal" overwintering population. However in these parts, a tax day split (April 15) will bring in a crop of honey AND overwinter. Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!