split question

[the$bee]

couldnt find the post to answer this question so i'll just ask.
How long should i wait after doing a split to introduce the new queen?


thanks, Bob

[drobbins]

if you bought a queen, 24 hours, in a cage, not direct release ( some will say less)
you could also let them raise their own

Dave

[the$bee]

yea, i bought a couple of queens , should be here tomorrow was just makin sure how long to let the split sit before queening. appreciate the info, thanks

Bob

[Michael Bush]

I'd wait overnight or 24 hours to put them in either in a push in cage

http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfaqs.htm#pushincage

or a candy cage.

Unless they are in a distant outyard. Then I'd settle for two hours.