# How do I split my bee hive in spring? Step by step with Pete

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-do-i-split-my-bee-hive-in-spring-step-by-step-with-pete/33553>\
**Category:** Flow Beekeeping Live with Cedar\
**Tags:** split\
**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-do-i-split-my-bee-hive-in-spring-step-by-step-with-pete/33553 "2022-09-02T03:57:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![danika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/danika/32/25441_2.png) [@danika](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/danika)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-do-i-split-my-bee-hive-in-spring-step-by-step-with-pete/33553/1 "2022-09-02T03:57:54Z")

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In this livestream, Pete takes us through the step-by-step process on how to split your hive come Spring.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/b/b/bba3416e946c9c893ada889ac86bec79d0091e7f.jpeg "How do I split my bee hive in spring? | Step by step with Pete") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDExXoabyM)

Each topic covered is bookmarked:

- Brood Box Preparation
- What makes a good frame for a split?
- Why you don’t want many drones in your split
- Capped brood and why it’s good for a split
- How many frames do I split?
- Drone filled brood frame example
- Backfilling and swarms
- If you miss the queen, leave a frame with eggs in parent hive
- Space management in beekeeping
- When would you inspect the hive again after the split?
- Spotting the queen in a hive split
- How to configure your blank frames in the new split
- Cross comb, foundation vs comb guides
- Queen cup example and an explanation
- How to avoid bees returning to their parent hive
- Adding new brood frames to the parent hive

How have your hive splits gone? Was it a breeze, or did you have some big standout lessons to do differently next time? We’d love to hear about your experience 🙂