Do late season honeybee splits build up in time for winter? Here is proof
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Here is proof that late season splits do work, and it will give you enough time to get them filled up before winter. I did two frame splits and they are already are expanded to 4 frames in about two weeks.
Deep North is 15 miles S of Lake Superior in N WI. Now that's deep. .. Last splits I make up here is August 1st with our own Virgins. They build up to a 8 frame deep by Oct. 1st. Makes it thru our winters, which means no nectar/pollen from Oct 1 to March 15th. .. Thanks David for the videos, even though your down there, ;) I see alot that I can do up here. We don't run nucs like you but do manage single deeps. Winter strong guy.
Love to hear your take on bees. I tried two more late splits because of your videos and now my little bee yard has seven chances to make it through winter instead of six. I'm in southern Idaho so we have some cold winters but my hives were getting honey bound anyway, so there is plenty of honey to share with the new colony.
Thanks for the videos
Are you considering bee barns for your hive set ups? Just an interest. My problems will be rain, sun, two month drought and repeat. I hope to be doing bees in Southeast Asia. Apis Mellifera and Apis Cerana or the two domesticated Apis bees. Tetragonula Biroi and Tetragonula Sapiens are the most prevalent stingless speacies. Apis Dorsata? The open hive bee the size of gozila is the big honey bee that is not easily domesticated or put in a box. They live there also. Pollination is the sim of my quest to keep bees. Also an income stream for my staff. A bunch of ignorant and superstitious little guys, god love’um. A little education and gentle persuasion may get something going. Coconut groves increase 40% with bees as do bananas and avocados. Some fruits are better suited for stingless bees. Gotta have them.
I've learned alot from your vids on splitting hives. Thank you.
Thanks Jimmy for helping me out getting a few late season Queens..
DAVID, why are you bees always so calm? Impressed. Why kind of bees do you raise and do you cell them?
Hey Brad, we are very luck with our Italians. Yes you can get them at barnyardbees.com. Thanks so much buddy.
I'm in Northern Michigan, I'm not sure a split could build up enough stores to winter over.
I looked up how to do splits and this came up 😂😂
Thank you David from Australia!
just did a split in Delaware with two frames. one full of brood and one honey. got 4 frames drawn out already. also this hive is queenless and we have 18 queen cells as of yesterday. they can be done just have got to keep a eye on them
I am in southern Wisconsin it’s still getting to 75* but my queens aren’t laying I bought them from you and saw my queens but no fresh eggs but they have plenty of room. I am also feeding them sugar water and pollen patties because they are slightly weak .
I'm in Marengo, WI and ours are now shut down. Getting ready for the loooong winter.
Love the info please talk about the stands you use for the hives.
Follow-up to the question above. Thinking about it I assume you leave the old queen in the original box and place a newly mated queen in the split box.
I cant find cinder blocks like that, don't understand why we don't have them in my town. Just the flat top ones, still works good but I like that cutout in the top
Ok thanks for quick reply, I'll call tomorrow
Really like your videos David. I just recently got a queen from you and shes doing well. Question: Do you ship 5 frame Nucs? I didn't see them on the website. I live in Florida.
Are you mowing that grass?
I am a newbie. I did not see you remove the old queen to replace her with a new mated queen. What do you do about this. Thanks for your video I really enjoy them
Your bees are so calm ... do you ever get stung .
Barnyard Bees if it wasn’t so far I come get your nucs
Will these hives be able to survive the winter on their own stores? Or will they need to be fed during the winter? I am in Michigan. Thanks
i really like your's and Fatman video, you sound like just good old county boys like me here in central Alabama. i would love to make a trip up and visit both you and the Fatman.
Not sure why there are so many nay sayers. I just split 15 last friday with mated queens, people say we're crazy. If you keep healthy bee's and feed them they grow exponentially. I have a video I'll post later today that shows the exact same thing. Thanks
The Honeybee Garden I think it has a lot to do with the area you live in. In North central California, our honey flow is over. We would not survive a late season split. I learned this the hard way last year.
Everything to do with where you live. Here in Central Oregon none of those hives would survive winter. Not enough stores.
Barnyard Bees Ah. Interesting.
Yep, Thats what I use. All my 8 frames have been condensed into nuc boxes.
i over winter 8 frame and 10 thru winters 15 S of Lake Superior in N WI. 100% the last 3 years. We have 60 this year now getting ready for the first snow of the season, Sat. 4-8 inches.
Hey David I done see several splits this year with mated queens and a cup of of bees with a honey frame. I open feed them so I don't cause robbing. Anyway they never built up. Why? They had feed and a mated queen what happened? Now I did not add a frame of brood later like I should have but I made them in June I figured they would be built up by now. Please tell me what u think happened. Thanks
Is there enough food for them?
David, I could use 5 or so queens now. How much to ship to Florida?
John
I am SO tempted to use nucs only after watching you! But I'm afraid of wintering over here in central oregon. Do you know of anyone who does this in the north? Also, do you use any polystyrene boxes?
Michael Palmer over winters nucs in the north
I'm in Tulsa, Oklahoma and all I have are nucs. We just had a week of single digit days. I lost one nuc and don't know why yet.
You are much warmer than me. I used to live in Seattle North of you and also in Portland Oregon. Friend me on Facebook and I will share pics and show you how. Plus I have a friend in Canada who over winters nucs and single 10 frame hives not wrapped. He has videos
Hi there from NZ! I have a healthy colony, and am in mid summer here. My hive has 2 boxes brood and 2 honey supers. Can I make two splits off that? Side issue, we have lots of drones, but is relying on the hive to create a new queen too risky?
Thanks,
Ester
You could probably make 4 double hives.
Buy 3 queens, split resources evenly and get ready to drop on 4 more supers soon.
Why don't the queen get mated in the hive why do she have to fly off to get mated. There are drones in the hive
I'm glad I ran across this video, (Watching again on my daughter's laptop, hence the account name lol).. first year bee keeper! And I'm in Middle TN and was wondering if I had time to do a split. I only have one hive, but it has built of very well! Almost 2 full 10 frame deeps of brood with one medium honey super just for fun to see if my "baybees" would make any honey! Anyways, my question is what kind of box should I start with to make a split right now to make sure theyre good for over winter...or could I think I heard you or some mention just splitting up my 2 deeps into 2 of their own hives. Also would it be better to try and introduce a already mated queen or let them requeen themselves???
Beanie Ahoy I was wondering the same thing . I have a queen cell that is forming and should be caped any day . Also David has mention that it takes about 30 days for a walk away split to develop . I think that is to late even for central Texas . Because it was just a few yrs. ago it froze good on Halloween. Don't think they would get big enough to make the winter . So I would do the mated queen . Still not sure about the queen cell though . The queen that is in the hive is a new queen also.
Drawn comb required or can I do splits with foundation only?
petersboro Depends on where you are in the world. If it stays warm for long enough it could be done. A split will give them a frame or two of comb to work with from the start. But if your winter gets cold quick, then I would say they need the already laid wax for immediate food storage and/or egg laying.
You can but the drawn comb gives them alot of advantages. But use only what they will protect.
What goes in the smoker to make a good smoke while working on a hive?
I use dead, dry pine needles. A friend of mine uses burlap.
ha thanks for the video what breed of queen do you sale thanks
Do you have queens now?
Do you think this would work here in Houston Ohio?
Will this work in the Pacific NW?
Barnyard Bees I live out on the coast in the temperatures right now at night is forty degrees.
Is it too late how to do a split?
What would be the nighttime temperature to quit doing splits.
just did a split in Delaware with two frames. one full of brood and one honey. got 4 frames drawn out already. also this hive is queenless and we have 18 queen cells as of yesterday. they can be done just have got to keep a eye on them
how many days before you went back in and discovered the 18 queen cells?