Checking the last set of broodless splits.

[@marekbily8677]

Thanks for update.

[@rtxhoneybees]

If they make it they will likely be powerhouses in the Spring.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I have some late queen replacements (superceedure) just coming on line. Things seem to be pushed later this summer, who knows, maybe we will get the needed weather into October

[@graemediesel2936]

Oxalic would probably do a good job in those with no capped brood.

[@brendonh91]

Have you checked to see how they are looking now? My later August splits are mostly a full box of bees now. Once the queens were accepted in the splits, I switched them into the spots where I had full sized production hives while doing the last honey pull (with fume boards) to boost them with the bulk bees. That seemed to really help speed up their brooding and help them get extra resources, but it would be way too much work without a hummerbee haha

[@philbeeman]

I’ve thought about doing these splits just by putting a box with a queen down at each pallet site and moving the hives out a bit earlier in the day. Maybe next year. We checked the splits yesterday during a feeding round and most were a full box. 4 out of 244 were duds we shook out.

[@russellkoopman3004]

The late splits will need a good warm fall to build up to be a box of bees. With your short seasons timing is everything. Have a good day Phil.

[@philbeeman]

I agree. Needs to stay warm for a few more weeks. 30deg C here today.

[@KajunHomestead]

Good luck

[@FrankfurtFury]

Very interesting Phil. You sure are pushing things to the limit. What is the mite treatment you're applying there? Haven't seen these strips before. I decided to do formic treatment this fall with them meat pads and later just before they go inside a huff of oxalic.

[@philbeeman]

These are the apistan strips (fluvalinate)