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? > > Harvey Hyde > [log in to unmask] It's not all started cells but all capped cells that you destroy after 4 days. The ones that are capped this soon are too old when converted by the bees. The younger ones are not ready to cap in 4 days. Don't destroy the uncapped cells at this point. They are the ones you want to keep. Michael Reddell [log in to unmask] http://www.hotcity.com/~mwr