Hello all >BeeCrofter wrote: >>How successfull is taking a hive full of swarm cells and dividing it into 3 >>or 4 nucs depending on the brood and number of cells available? >>My understanding is that swarm cell queens are pretty well raised and >>fairly strong. > > Success should be good ... [V Coppola answer cut] but you know we're saying, in French : "Qui seme l'essaim, recoltera l'essaim" which in English means "Who sows the swarm, will collect the swarms" ! No matter if you like it ! Regards Jean-Marie Van Dyck <[log in to unmask]>