You can address this in any ways such as: This can be a problem especially if your split hive and the original hive is located in the same area. Drift refers to foragers who will return to the original hive. One thing to consider when doing a split is the drift.
Additionally, transfer at least one frame of uncapped brood with some nurse bees.The brood will hatch soon and will help increase the new hive population. When selecting which brood to transfer, make sure to take plenty of the capped brood.If you’re doing so, make sure to plan accordingly. However, letting the bees establish their own queen can save you some money if you do not have any other hives available. A queen cell can take at least 3 weeks to hatch, to mate and lay eggs. Introducing a new queen can save the new beehive a lot of time. Decide whether you want to introduce a new queen or let the worker bees establish their new queen.To start, prepare your new equipment, set up the new beehive and begin to transfer two honey frames.Usually, beekeepers split colonies that have survived winter.
In most cases, first year colonies are not recommended to split. Most beekeepers split evenly, commonly known as an “even split”, where the hive is split into equal halves. Once you get the hang of the basics, you can find a way that works for you!īefore proceeding, make sure that the hive you are splitting is healthy, strong and large enough to be able to split. Many beekeepers sell split colonies to sell to other beekeepers, most commonly the new beekeepers.Įach beekeeper has their own way of splitting a hive. More honey! Since you’re getting double the hive, there is an increase in the production of honey.For example, if the weak hive has less brood populations, you can put brood frames from the stronger hive to help the weak hive increase its populations. For one, if one of the beehives is weak, the stronger one can be an aid to get it back into shape. Having two beehives instead of one has a lot of benefits. Splitting allows you to expand your beehive into two hives.Overcrowding in the beehive can risk swarming. The main reason that beekeepers conduct a split is to prevent overcrowding.Splitting a beehive is very common during spring and summer. Because of this boom, many beekeepers go towards splitting a beehive. There will be a massive increase in population, increase in honey stores and pollen stores. Once spring arrives, you’ll see your beehive boom.
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