Hello, I went to perform a cut down split yesterday in Buffalo, NY. I noticed that there were very few numbers of open brood or eggs. There was plenty of capped brood, honey, and pollen. Open brood was limited to maybe one 4 inch diameter section on two frames. I went ahead and tried to do a split anyway leaving some of the open brood with the capped brood.
I'm wondering if there are any rules of thumb for performing a cut down split regarding the number of open brood?
In this situation did I perform the split too early, too late? How much of a benefit is there really going to be in terms of no longer having to take care of such a minimal amount of brood?
-Thanks, Brian
I'm wondering if there are any rules of thumb for performing a cut down split regarding the number of open brood?
In this situation did I perform the split too early, too late? How much of a benefit is there really going to be in terms of no longer having to take care of such a minimal amount of brood?
-Thanks, Brian