At 01:41 PM 05/01/97 -0900, you wrote:
>Eric,
>
>> It is easy to miss the Queen.  Perhaps this is an instance, especialy for
>> the beginner, not to look for the Queen at all.  Rather, place the split
>> over the strong hive with an excluder between and check for eggs 3 or 4
>days
>> later.
>
>Or, simply locate the queen, and set her aside, before making your splits.
>then you don't have to worry about whether she is on a removed frame or
>not.
 
Tom,
 
I agree.  It is difficult to see where the Queen 'is not'.  However, if you
know where she 'is' then it is not too difficult to know where she is not.
 
Eric
 
Eric Abell
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