Posted by Thomas Clow, Brood Brothers Ltd, Commercial Beekeeper on 29th Aug 2019
Hello Everyone,There has been a lot of
chatter among some beekeepers about splitting their hives. I think, as nicely
as I can put it, that this is the wrong move at this time of year. At this
point, you should be thinking about treatments. This will mean you will be
splitting already treated hives as well as making your treatments more
effective over a smaller number of bees. It will also keep treatment costs
down. Why treat 40 split hives,… Read more
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