I did a split on 6/20 and during inspection on 7/2 saw several QCs due to emerge, so let's assume a queen emerged on 7/2-3. Related, for the past week this hive has been under persistent, but somewhat low level robbing pressure from the strong parent hive. I've managed to seal all the cracks, narrowed the entrance to 1", and have on robber screens. Nevertheless, I'm sure the robbing has had an impact. Finally, other than changing out their 1:1 I have not inspected the hive since 7/2.
My questions are:
1. Is today too soon to inspect for eggs from a newly mated queen?
2. I was thinking of taking a frame of soon to emerge capped brood (less nurse bees) from the parent hive and putting in the split to bolster their numbers. Is this a good idea?
Thanks!
Kevin
My questions are:
1. Is today too soon to inspect for eggs from a newly mated queen?
2. I was thinking of taking a frame of soon to emerge capped brood (less nurse bees) from the parent hive and putting in the split to bolster their numbers. Is this a good idea?
Thanks!
Kevin