Hive Splitting Booklet

If you are ready to split a hive for the fist time and need that little confidence boost, this 30+ page PDF booklet might just be what you need!

It takes you through the 5 steps to a successful split and guides you at each point for things to watch out for, what to expect and what to do if things go wrong.

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Splitting a native bee hive for the first time can be a daunting prospect even though you understand, in principle, how to do it.

This guide will take you through a check list of steps to make sure you have all the equipment you will need at each stage before you begin and guide you through what to expect and what to look for at each step.

We cover everything with checklists and explain what you need to do and why, what to look for and what to do when things don't as expected.

We take you step by step through the process from deciding to split your hive, seeing if it is ready to split, right through what to do with your hive when its all over.

There's even a list of websites to check out for more in depth information before or after you attempt your split.

Contents

Step 1 Page 6 Plan your split.                                           Step 2 Page 7 Prepare for your split   Step 3 Page 12 Prepare the hives   Step 4 Page 15 The split   Step 5 Page 21 After the split.   What happens Page 24 next?    Trouble Page 25 shooting                  Other hive Page 29 type splits        Frequently Page 30 Asked Questions          Written by people who are really fond of the little critters and have years of experience and lots of splits under the belt, this is a practical guide for people who want to get their hands dirty and actually do a split with their own hive.

We have been native bee keepers for about five years and now have over 15 hives of our own but have split hives for many friends and clients as well conducting hive transfers from damaged hives and rescuing wild hives from places that were about to be destroyed.

We are very fond of Australian native bees and want to help you enjoy them as much as we do.

If you are nervous about doing your first split by yourself – We hope this guide will help reassure you at every step.

Good luck with your split and Bee Happy!

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 This booklet might be just what you are looking for to give your first hive split a go

- and to do it successfully!
     

 From the introduction -

"One thing we have noticed about Australian native bees is that they can't read!

We have read all the books, trawled the internet and attended workshops and think we know how the bees live and what's best for them.
 

Conventional information says the hive should face North East, get the morning sun, be painted white and not be kept close to another hive.

Other information says that hives should be taken over five kilometres for the six weeks after the split to stop all the bees returning to the original spot.

Something we discovered very quickly is that the bees haven't read the books, don't seem to have the internet and have only ever been the much adored star at a workshop!

Despite all this information available, the bees don't seem to have taken it in at all. They thrive in hives on top of each other, facing all directions on the compass and in hives the shape of castles and painted bright red.

We've seen happy healthy hives that have been split and placed only six inches apart.

The point is, that the bees manage to survive and thrive in most conditions, so if you are following all the conventional wisdom out there, advice you probably won't go wrong, no matter what the hive shape, colour, placement or direction!

As long as you don't destroy so much of their home that they can't rebuild and restock before winter, they will work it out. It will just take a little more time if your split isn't as neat, not as quick or you're not sure where to put the hives afterwards!

So relax, your bees are in good hands. If you are prepared to read up about how to split a native bee hive, you are definitely the right person to own a hive! Lets get on with it!"