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Offline ablanton

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too late for walkaway?
« on: July 12, 2014, 12:19:05 pm »
I'm doing some splits this weekend.  My  grafting didn't go as well as I hoped.  I got 8 good laying queens and was hoping for twice that many.  So, for those of you in my region, is it too late for a walkaway split?  If not, how much longer do I have?  I figure that if I do it now, i've got a laying queen by mid-August.  It is still warm here until mid-September.  If I do a healthy split with 10 or 12 frames. Is it feasible?
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Re: too late for walkaway?
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2014, 12:35:55 pm »
If you want to feed them all winter, it is feasible. They will not build up enough to make it on their own.
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Re: too late for walkaway?
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2014, 10:13:37 pm »
i would heed iddee's advice ablanton about the walkaways, i am not in your region and can't speak for your area. up here they wouldn't make it, even if they succeeded with making good queens, (and i would be concerned about this) so i would wind up doing a combine/ or equalization of other hives with them.  i know you asked for answers in your region, might consider beefing up other hives?  just a thought.  good luck!
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