Timothy Rich wrote:
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> Hello!
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> I just found this list. Here's a little about our bees. We currently =
> have one hive of Midnite bees, which we purchased this year(March) and =
> put them in short hive bodies(6"). We live in the mountains of North =
> Carolina. The hive seems healthy to me, but I am a new bee keeper. I =
> would like to divide the hive now so that I will have two hives this =
> next year. Is this a good time? What is the best way to tell? I have =
> a location about 1 mile away that I can move the split hive to. =20
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> Thanks!
No this is not a good time. Wait until spring then split it. You can
then let them make their own queen or order one and have her ready to
introduce. With only one hive I would order a new queen.
Kent Stienburg
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