PondSite wrote:
>
> I recently split two (2) hives and added to each, a new hive body on the
> top of each one, with new
>
> foundation in each frame. It has been 22 days since I made the split, and
> yesterday I opened  both
>
> hives to see how the bees were doing.  The bees seem to be doing fine, new
> brood, new honey, lots of
>
> bees. I have been feeding them sugar syrup, but even though there are bees
> in the top hive, no foundation
>
> is being made.  This is the first time that I have split a hive, and don't
> know if I have done something
>
> wrong, or not enough of something right.  HELP!     Walt
 
    In the hive body you put the split in,did you fill it up with
foundation outside of the frames you split with or comb? If empty comb
they may be putting the feed into the comb still:continue feeding until
they quit taking it. If foundation was used they may be drawing it out
in the lower hive body. At any rate continue feeding till they quit
taking it. They will get it drawn out.