Thanks for your ideas. I split the hive last spring, but the split swarmed so much this spring and kept decreasing the amount of the workforce that I don't know how well they will do yet. I plan to split to get several queens early next spring and requeen several of my hives then. So, next year will be the test. For me, all the drones are gone by early July which is when my flow ends. So, I can't requeen after then.