Not quiet a month ago you were talking about splitting your hives. What is the status of all that now? Did you split?
I'm not sure about the seasonal timing of things up your way, but you could start some nucs with some of the cells. Do an artificial swarm by moving the queen, some brood (NO QUEEN CELLS) and honey/pollen to another box and let a queen from one of the cells requeen the original hive.
Several directions to go in but someone that knows your season needs to say whether to make nucs or not. I would think you still have time, but I'm still a rank newbie to such things.
Ed
I'm not sure about the seasonal timing of things up your way, but you could start some nucs with some of the cells. Do an artificial swarm by moving the queen, some brood (NO QUEEN CELLS) and honey/pollen to another box and let a queen from one of the cells requeen the original hive.
Several directions to go in but someone that knows your season needs to say whether to make nucs or not. I would think you still have time, but I'm still a rank newbie to such things.
Ed