Thanks, Bob.

I went through another 30 hives today, and the pattern continued. There
were swarm cells in just under half the hives that were single brood
chambers.

I must say, that in two of the double brood boxes, there were also queen
cells, so I'm still half inclined to blame the mustard pollen, as per
local opinion/wisdom.

But another question, if the list will permit. I want more hives, and I
love the method I discovered here, the "side by side split". I have
limited time to devote to my bees, and rather than look through every hive
with queen cells, I did side by side splits with several. Specifically, I
made sure there were a few queen cells in each of the splits.

Now, do any of you have opinions on whether or not the young queen I
introduced in December will tear apart the queen cells in her hive, now
that there is lots of space in the new brood chamber?

Thanks
Tim

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