Learning Beekeeping

So I split the swarming hive on 10APR, 3 splits, moved the queen into one of those. As of 26APR, one split is with eggs and brood. As of 29APR, they are still 3 without a eggs or brood. Assuming 4 days at the earliest I found sealed queen cells. It is 16 to hatch, so 12 days from 10APR is 22APR. Then a week for mating flight and laying. so 29 APR likely. But add in rain, 2-3 mating flights and it could be longer.

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