Splitting Colonies by David MacFawn Queen Rearing her brother

her brother

"Impeccably researched … The story is told with immense style"

will only transmit 50% of her genes to each of her offspring

glands and colony defence are all examined in detail to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of how and why the honey bee behaves as it does

The book is written by James Fearnley

Splitting Colonies by David MacFawn Queen Rearing her brotherSplitting Colonies is an important means of colony increase and swarming mitigation. Splitting is an art as much as a science. It should be noted splitting timing will vary year to year based on the local weather and conditions. This book contains information on when to split based on when the nectar flow starts in your area. Several splitting methods are discussed such as a walk away split, split with a mated queen, and a split with swarm cells. Each