I have never run into this question with my splits as they never had queen cells. The question is directed at a colony that has swarms cells and is split just before the swarm. Will the bees swarm or will they, being queenless because of the split, not swarm? What are the dynamics? Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html