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When splitting a colony in the spring, a ripe queen cell (a swarm cell from another hive, or a grafted queen cell) can be introduced successfully after a queenless split has been sitting for a day (Figure 5.39).

Figure 5.39 The round opening at the bottom of the inserted queen cell indicates successful emergence. Any chewing on the side of the cell would indicate that the bees killed the queen.