checked the splits today... they seem to have accepted their queens (still caged), so I removed the cork from the candy end. they weren't aggressive towards either in the cage. I did notice maybe five or six queen cells in both splits with lots of royal jelly. I hope I did the right thing in destroying all the queen cells and removing the larva. one split was much more populous than the other so I switched places with each other (side by side on the stand). each nuc box has a small 2"x3/8" entrance. I was out of town since Thursday night wen I put the cages in the nucs and had a heck of a time thurs getting all the attendants out. both queens looked active and ready to get to work so hopefully they'll dig her out ASAP. They had actually eaten through some of the candy from outside the cages.
