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On March 26 I split my hive, taking the queen and some frames of stores and frames of capped brood to a new hive a few feet away from the mother hive. In the queenless hive I left behind about 4 or 5 frames which had a mixture of capped brood, open brood and eggs.
I would guess that the queen probably hatched around April 12; it is now 12 days since then. I am wondering how long to wait before checking to see if the new queen is laying. I am looking at around day 35 since the split, which by my math is April 30. I would appreciate opinions on whether this is long enough to allow the new queen to settle in and be accepted by this colony.
Phil
I would guess that the queen probably hatched around April 12; it is now 12 days since then. I am wondering how long to wait before checking to see if the new queen is laying. I am looking at around day 35 since the split, which by my math is April 30. I would appreciate opinions on whether this is long enough to allow the new queen to settle in and be accepted by this colony.
Phil