@semaphore well Michelle I did a walk away split today. Most people will cry " tooo late" and they may be correct. I did an inspection last week, plenty of drones, good strong hive, and judging by the weight the flow super must be 70% full. Anyway went for a walk through north parklands, plenty of flowers and nectar( bees active) so I thought I would give it a crack. Not sure which hive now has the queen, as I could not spot her and smoking/ brushing all the bees off the frames is easier said than done. Anyway I topped up new hive with bees from flow super, and as I suspected the flow is actually pretty full and should support he hive through winter.
Well time will tell whether I mucked up, but I wanted two strong hives going into spring so fingers crossed.
How is your long hive, if your hive is starting to settle and grow it may mean I have not missed the boat as we are in the same area
Jeff