- TIME SPLITS ACCORDING TO WHEN QUEEN ORDERS WILL BE READY
- CHOOSE A STRONG COLONY TO SPLIT
- MAKE SURE THE QUEEN IN THE SOURCE COLONY IS YOUNG AND PRODUCTIVE OR REPLACE HER AT THIS TIME
- DO NOT TRY TO MAKE TOO MANY SPLITS FROM A SOURCE COLONY
- GIVE BROOD TO THE NEW COLONY
- REMOVE ANY WILD QUEEN CELLS WHILE CHOOSING FRAMES FOR THE SPLIT
- SHAKE BEES INTO THE SPLIT TO ENSURE A GOOD POPOULATION
- PROVIDE ONE QUEEN PER HIVE
- FEED THE NEWLY CREATED SPLIT (S)
- DO NOT DISTURB THEM
- CHECK ACCEPTANCE ( FOR A MATED QUEEN- CHECK BACK IN 8-10 DAYS TO SEE IF SHE IS LAYING EGGS. fOR A QUEEN CELL, CHECK BACK IN 14-16 DAYS FOR EGGS.
