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 requeen 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