PACKAGE to 4-WAY SPLIT in 2 MONTHS! (And Stopped a Swarm!)

Pine Hive (Buckfast) queen was installed as a package on May 3. One month after install, I made a successful walk away split with a frame of her eggs. 6 weeks after install, I moved the queen to a nuc and left the main hive to re-queen themselves. 10 days later, I split the main hive again! And all that was triggered after I spotted the VERY early warning signs of a potential swarm. The Pine hive was the fastest building colony and I’m very excited to propagate this awesome queen. 00:00 - Hello Friends Welcome to the Pine Hive at 6 weeks old 00:25 - Queen Cups and Something Feels Swarmy 01:23 - Decide it’s time to SPLIT 02:23 - Making the Split - Find and Cage the Queen 03:57 - Choosing Resource Frames & Shaking Nurse Bees 06:20 - Installing the Queen into the Nuc 08:00 - What’s Left in the Main Hive? 08:50 - 10 Days Later - Checking the Nuc 10:44 - Checking Main Hive for Queen Cells 11:32 - Making a THIRD Split 13:20 - Adding Pollen Patties to the Nuc