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Best time for Spring splits?

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3K views 3 replies 3 participants last post by  Paul McCarty 
#1 ·
Just a quick question... I noticed I have drones now. Our temps are still dipping into the twenties at night and hovering in the upper 50's in the day. I would like to split up one of my hives into nucs, mostly to prevent swarms and to go for increase. When is too early? I don't want to pull too many bees out that I kill them due to the freeze.
 
#4 ·
I am up in the mountains near Cloudcroft. This is the first year for me to overwinter up here at 8000' feet. I have some hives at a lower elevation too, so I can catch the desert bloom. They aren't so touchy to manage. Not nearly as cold.
 
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