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I wanted to watch the bees raise a queen, while also doing a split. My observation hive is set up to hold 4 deeps (two over two) or 6 mediums (two over two over two). Sunday, the 14th, I pulled for deeps from one of my hives which contained a variety of eggs, brood, capped brood, drone, capped drone, honey and pollen. Today, the 16th, they have begun at least 2 queen cells from the bottoms of the frames. I was suprised at the location because I did not realize there were eggs or less than three day old brood in those locations. In any event, they are busily building the cells so I assume I will have a virgin queen in 15 to 16 days depending on the age of the brood they chose. Wonder If I should remove the extra cells after they are capped and put them in another split or two? I could easily remove one meduim box from each of my two hives in the backyard and use them for the splits.
It is interesting to watch the bees be bees.
It is interesting to watch the bees be bees.