Splits and Stop Bee Robbing

[@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper]

When I ran the commercial outfit, we would break everything up into a single the first day we moved them into a yard. The chaos and bee's confusion did easy work for splits, and we would leave behind two frame Nucs to catch the drift. No queen checking and cells in everything. Effective and efficient Great video bro

[@BeeInnovative]

Thanks!

[@3Beehivesto300]

Great 👍🏻 video. Why the wall of white totes at the end of the building?

[@BeeInnovative]

To block the wind

[@ricksutton2902]

I can see how that is beneficial the way you are splitting your bees 🐝

[@BeeInnovative]

We like it! Thank you!

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

You dropping in cells or queens in those splits ?

[@BeeInnovative]

Usually cells. If they don’t take then we put in Queens.

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

@@BeeInnovative exactly how I'm doing mine . Alot work all by hand ..

[@BeeInnovative]

@@hootervillehoneybees8664 it is a lot of work. But it’s worth it in the end

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Yup got my production colony's all split ready to make honey .. will have one flow after the other well into Aug. Dandelion and mustard on right now .. black locust will start after that ..

[@BeeInnovative]

@@hootervillehoneybees8664 I wish you to have a great year, lots of 🍯

[@solivaguswayfarer]

Nice details and tips. On your splits, do you add a queen cell later or let them raise their own?

[@BeeInnovative]

We add queen cells, if they don’t make it we add brood and a queen

[@johnstrohmaier5215]

Never heard of bleach spray to stop robbing before. Do you spray the hives being robbed to stop the robbing? Does one shot shot the robbing? Thanks

[@BeeInnovative]

You saw it on the video usually takes one or two sprays. It’s important to get them in the very beginning of robbing.