Harvey Hyde wrote: > > If I split my two BC's and allow the queenless half to raise its own > queen, why is it recommended to destroy any started cells after four days? > Wouldn't this force the workers to raise the queen from still older larva? If the hive is queenless, there won't be any older larva. They will all be capped. - - - - - - - - - - - - "Test everything. Hold on to the good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21) Tom Elliott Eagle River, Alaska U.S.A. [log in to unmask]