>
> >That's my game plan.  Any thoughts?


Hi Grant,

I agree with Mike--I only give the old queen a single frame of brood, and
leave her to pick up the field force.

We don't have a fall flow in my neck of the woods, so late splits don't
work.
We split everything early (late March thru April)--as soon as there are
enough drones to mate queens.  Strong splits will still make honey.  If we
can move to a later flow, we sometimes split again.

Tip:  make more nucs that you plan to use, and assume that you will combine
at least a quarter of them.  Don't waste time on any second-rate queens.

Randy Oliver

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