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6 Apr 2026 7:06 AM

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Avoid commercial Queens, Treat less, Breed More

https://youtu.be/igYxvfj13RY

https://youtu.be/-vFYqZ7Ojwk You don't need to buy queens, the bees will make a new queen from eggs. This is the first step in starting your own line of bees. Splitting now will help you keep that over-wintered queen. I saw yesterday in my yard, the bees are scouting for a new nest location. Split now to keep your queen from flying away and have plenty of season left to build a strong colony from the split.

https://youtu.be/Z62UwOLfdMo

Pick a split method they all give similar results.

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