>>> If beekeepers inspect regularly and are aware of/alert to the early signs of swarm prep, they have early opportunities to split colonies and still be in shape to take advantage of the main honey flow here, the June blackberries.
<><><> Instead of making splits, use the Snelgrove board to establish your 'split' above the parent colony and then use the eight entrances available (four above and four below the double screen) to divert the foragers from the upper colony to the lower colony to enhance your hive's honey collecting capabilities. The upper colony can be split off the parent colony after the honey flow is over.
Mike in LA
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