In this video we learm how to spilt a hives. First you need a 5 frame "nook(?)" box. This is where you will put the split hive. Next select a few frames from the orginal hive. Look for frames with things that will be necessary for the new hive, such as honey, pollen and babies. You will also need to locate the queen and put her in the nook box with the selected frames. The man advised waiting 3 days before putting a new queen in the original (and now queen less) hive so that the bees can realise they have no queen and change their pheromones. I was wondering if the bees would create a new queen on their own? Next, move the nook box at least 2 miles awas so the bees do not go straight back to their orgininal hive. After a few days the two new hives may be right beside each other again, if desired.
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