Colony Splits and Divisions, easy and without a mated queen
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“let no one tell you he can beat nature in rearing queens” – Jay Smith author of, “Better Queens”. It’s been 62 years since Mr. Smith’s book, and he still has it right…let no one tell you otherwise!
Early this month I wanted to increase the number of colonies in our apiary by two. Trying to find mated queens for sale, was impossible. Most of the queen breeders I knew either didn’t have any mated queens for sale, or all of their queens where already sold. I said to myself, “Santiago, honey bee colonies have been rearing their own queens for years, without any help from man. When push comes to shove; given the right conditions, the right resources, and a bit of good weather, they could make excellent queens. I bet the bees can rear queens better than any queen breeder ever could”.
I made two splits from two of my best colonies, back on March 2nd, 2011. I looked into the colonies today, and I saw two of the best looking honey bee queens I have ever seen. What I want to pass on to you, (my readers), is that you too, can make splits/divisions and not buy a mated honey bee queen. Buying mated queens is not a bad thing, don’t get me wrong, but there maybe a time when allowing the bees to raise a queen is ok……after all, they do it all the time. I’m including a video, of myself and two of my daughters discussing how we split a colony without a mated queen. The video we made is from several still photos and three short video clips combined to make a video, and we dubbed over the sound with our discussion. This is an excellent post and especially the video that will leave you with a little bit of beekeeping knowledge in splits/divisions that is invaluable. Enjoy the video and Happy Beekeeping,
Santiago and Angela Wallace
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