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OSU Honey Bee Lab

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Colony Splits

During spring and early summer months, healthy beehives can be divided into smaller units. Each component split is given either a mated queen or a couple of queen cells. With care from the beekeeper and good weather, the small colony will build up enough to survive the upcoming winter. As in all [...]