newportbuzz
Field Bee
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2010
- Messages
- 846
- Reaction score
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- Location
- newport co,mayo ireland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 19 through the winter
hi i have currently got 3 hives which i hope to bring through the winter and i plan next year to increase my number of hives to 6 for next year
i was hoping to do this by spliting my 3 hives into six and requeening all 6 hives with mated queens
my question is what size of brood/bees do i need to get to before i can safely split them??
i am using pure apis melifera melifera and running single national brood boxes. I am also located on the sea, the hives are well protected from wind but the humidity is always high.
any advise is apreciated
i was hoping to do this by spliting my 3 hives into six and requeening all 6 hives with mated queens
my question is what size of brood/bees do i need to get to before i can safely split them??
i am using pure apis melifera melifera and running single national brood boxes. I am also located on the sea, the hives are well protected from wind but the humidity is always high.
any advise is apreciated