I need some input from this learned group regarding dividing colonies with QEs. I'm considering setting up a double colony, single story long hive with colonies divided by two QEs and honey production in between the QEs. I might make it adjustable so that I can expand the brood area and decrease the honey production area by removing honey frames, moving the QEs and adding brood frames. I'm tired of so much heavy lifting!

My question then is, as long as there is a double QE and honey frame barrier  (say 10) between the queens will the bees from the two colonies allow the queens to coexist or will they eventually kill one of the queens? Could this work with 5 frame nucs and say 3 honey frames and QEs between?

Scott Ball
Livermore, CA
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