I made an optimistic early split. Saw the queen 2 days ago, by my count she was 3 to 4 days old + or - 1 day.
So my question is if I fail to find eggs or larvae with in the next fortnight,
what to do next ?
They are in a 8 frame converted poly and came out of a 10 over 10 national that I have swapped the bottom brood box round with the top brood box ready to start pulling out some of the older frames.
Im assuming from some of my reading that trying a fresh frame of eggs might not be worth it. And that reuniting would be the next move before starting over from scratch?
Any options or advice will be greatfully received
So my question is if I fail to find eggs or larvae with in the next fortnight,
what to do next ?
They are in a 8 frame converted poly and came out of a 10 over 10 national that I have swapped the bottom brood box round with the top brood box ready to start pulling out some of the older frames.
Im assuming from some of my reading that trying a fresh frame of eggs might not be worth it. And that reuniting would be the next move before starting over from scratch?
Any options or advice will be greatfully received