i am going to split my lang hive into my top bar hive . i am going to buy a queen by mail order . how long do i wait to add the queen ?
i am a newbee and have only done about 10 inspections and have never been able to spot my queen . so i may not know which hive will end up with her in it . are there any tips on figuring this out after the split .... a friend said the sound of the bees is different in a queenless hive . or should i wait a period of time , inspect and look for eggs ?
could i do the split before the queen arrives through the mail or should i wait and do the split after i have recieved her ?
thanks
stephen
i am a newbee and have only done about 10 inspections and have never been able to spot my queen . so i may not know which hive will end up with her in it . are there any tips on figuring this out after the split .... a friend said the sound of the bees is different in a queenless hive . or should i wait a period of time , inspect and look for eggs ?
could i do the split before the queen arrives through the mail or should i wait and do the split after i have recieved her ?
thanks
stephen