> Several books say that you can introduce her after only 2 hours of making 
> a
> colony queen-less. Anyone try the shorter time? Just curious.

I've been having good success putting the queen in the split as I make them. 
I usually wait a day in the spring when making large quantities of splits. 
Now when I come across a weak queenless colony in my honey production yards 
I give them 3 frames of brood with bees from strong hives and give them a 
queen right away to save on fuel and labor.

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