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Splitting a hive is a necessary skill that all beekeepers should posses to prevent swarming, reduce the size of a large colony or for mite control. In this class we will be splitting one of our hives and placing a caged queen in the new split.
Learn:
Reasons to Split a Colony
Different Methods of Splitting
Splitting an Especially Spicy Colony
Dividing Resources
Requeening Methods for Acceptance
Hands-on:
Splitting a Hive
Practice Marking Queens on Drones