Draft of queen rearing plan (24th of March):
1) Leave Las Vegas as it's: 1 brood box and 2 suppers until the nectar flow.
2) At the time of the nectar flow, set the queen in lower brood box, add 1 queen excluder, another queen excluder on the top of the suppers and finally add on the top a second brood box.
The top box of Las Vegas will act as starter, nursery and finisher hive.
If possible, set another very small entrance for the top brood box.
3) Take a frame with larvae from Acapulco and set them on the top of the box.
4) Inspect regularly to find out if the bees are starting queen cells.
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