Allen,



"We split and glance at brood, and requeen, then
that's it.  "



Your above statement is a little confusing to a novice (second year) like
me!

Today, (for my first time) I split a large hive that did a very good job of
surviving this winter.  I'm a little anxious and excited to see what my
results will be!

I gave the split some capped broad, honey and pollen frames, and a frame of
larva in various stages of growth.

From what I read, they will make a queen out of the young larva (I hope).



"We split and glance at brood, and requeen"



At what stage do you do the requeening? Do you requeen the split or the
parent hive or both?

I would like to keep the genes of this parent hive; it did such a great job
of honey production and winter survival. I would not want to requeen with a
"store bought" queen if I can help it.

Why do you requeen a split and what is the advantage?  Is there anyway I
could successfully keep the genes of this parent hive without going into
grafting or extensive queen rearing?





Thanks



Don
Mohegan Lake, NY

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