opening the broodnest

Hi Guys, I'm wondering about beehive populations after an early spring Split and then recombine in Summer in time for the main flow, verses the populations when using methods to open the broodnest. Opening the broodnest and other spring management methods such as Checkerboarding or Pyramiding...

Hi Guys, I'm just getting back into beekeeping after several years and I've recently read a lot about Checkerboarding and Opening the Broodnest to help prevent bees from wanting to swarm and to also help build up larger populations. Has anyone done any tests or seen scientific studies with a...