hopefully last day of splits (only 7 to go)! Trying to squeeze them in before severe storms predicted in a few hours. Been using frames for making natural splits that have decent spatial provisions for queen rearing. This cell in the image is one of those hard calls depending upon how the finished cell hangs. Although grafted queen cells are often perfect and long, I've still had good queens made from the crappiest bent or twisted queen cell spacing. #bees #beekeeping #swarmseason #queencell (at Braddock Hills - Forest Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)











