Sputnik 2 Posted March 27 Is is too late in the year to do a walkaway split in west Auckland? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tristan 4086 Posted March 27 i can't give a good answer because i havn't been in the hives for a while. however i suspect its to late. i'm not sure what drones are doing at the moment but weather has cooled right off and that usually triggers them into winter mode. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CraBee 1650 Posted March 27 27 minutes ago, Sputnik said: Is is too late in the year to do a walkaway split in west Auckland? You may be better to take a strong hive through Winter and with it a better chance of staying healthy / surviving and if you want to split do it in early Spring when all is in your favour. Many of the commercial cell producers have wound right down now, many commercial operators have stopped putting out cells. The other thing is a walk a way is also going to be subject to robbing... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tristan 4086 Posted March 27 the problem with walk away splits is you have the time for them to make a queen, then mating time etc before she starts to lay (assuming she actually gets mated). all that time the hive is declining and there won't be much time to rebuild before winter fully sets in. as crabee mentions its far better to take a strong hive through winter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sputnik 2 Posted March 27 Okay thanks. Will find another project and leave the girls alone. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
