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Hi Guys
Due to the strong swarming insinct my bees have (50 QC's!!), I am going to split them.
I did not see the original queen yesterday, but there were huge amounts of bees in the hive (but none on the supers?!?!).
Currently, they are in a 14x12 on a field of rape.
When I do the splits, should be able to keep them on the rape to build them up fast, or should I move them 3+ miles away back onto hedgerow fodder (and presumably feed!) to convince the flyers to stay with the splits?
If I leave the splits on the rape, should I feed regardless due to flyers returning to the original hive??
Any advice or recomendations would be very welcome.
Cheers
Pete
Due to the strong swarming insinct my bees have (50 QC's!!), I am going to split them.
I did not see the original queen yesterday, but there were huge amounts of bees in the hive (but none on the supers?!?!).
Currently, they are in a 14x12 on a field of rape.
When I do the splits, should be able to keep them on the rape to build them up fast, or should I move them 3+ miles away back onto hedgerow fodder (and presumably feed!) to convince the flyers to stay with the splits?
If I leave the splits on the rape, should I feed regardless due to flyers returning to the original hive??
Any advice or recomendations would be very welcome.
Cheers
Pete
