I recently ordered a three pound package of bees thinking that I would lose a hive over the winter, which I did.
I had also ordered an additional queen so that I could split a real strong hive that was doing great, but got wiped out last week during an unusual freeze here in TX.
So now I find myself with a 3 pound package of bees and two queens on the way next week.
My question is - With 3 pounds of bees and two queens, could I reaonably expect to start two nucs if I just simply split the bees between the two nucs, or would that be stretching things too thin?
I had also ordered an additional queen so that I could split a real strong hive that was doing great, but got wiped out last week during an unusual freeze here in TX.
So now I find myself with a 3 pound package of bees and two queens on the way next week.
My question is - With 3 pounds of bees and two queens, could I reaonably expect to start two nucs if I just simply split the bees between the two nucs, or would that be stretching things too thin?