Queen advice following split

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Hux70

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So I split a packed hive a week ago leaving just a sealed QC in the original hive(or so I thought) checked it again today to see if any more had been made and found 5 more so selected the best looking 1 and removed the rest only to find after a few minutes of being removed the original QC I'd left in starting to emerge. I put the QC on top of the frames where she was swamped with bees. After 5min she'd emerged and gone down into the hive.
So. Do I go back in tomorrow and remove the QC I'd selected to leave and hope that the new Q has been accepted....or leave them to it :unsure:
 
So I split a packed hive a week ago leaving just a sealed QC in the original hive(or so I thought) checked it again today to see if any more had been made and found 5 more so selected the best looking 1 and removed the rest only to find after a few minutes of being removed the original QC I'd left in starting to emerge. I put the QC on top of the frames where she was swamped with bees. After 5min she'd emerged and gone down into the hive.
So. Do I go back in tomorrow and remove the QC I'd selected to leave and hope that the new Q has been accepted....or leave them to it :unsure:
That must have been interesting to watch👍
I‘d leave them to it too.
 
The cell I left in is sealed but I dont know what stage it was at when I missed it last sunday.
 
If they protect the sealed cell then likely a swarm with the VQ will emerge, may well depend on large the colony still is.
Might be worth a quick peek at that cell to see if it is good still or not.
 

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