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Spring Beekeeping Tips You Need To Know This Season
Spring is a busy time for the bees and also for beekeepers!
From inspections and splits to swarm catches – here’s our top 5 tips for managing your colony’s needs this spring.
Splitting Your Hive
Topics covered:
- 🐝 Is your hive ready to split
- 🐝 Preparing a second brood box
- 🐝 Which frames to transfer
- 🐝 Assembling your new set-up
- 🐝 When to re-inspect
BONUS Check out these queen cells 👑
Making room in the hive
Topics covered:
- 🐝 Which frames to extract
- 🐝 Safely removing bees from a frame
- 🐝 How to harvest honeycomb
- 🐝 Reassembling your hive
How and when to harvest honey
Topics covered:
- 🐝 How to select honey frames for harvest
- 🐝 Using your Flow Key
- 🐝 Tips for a smooth honey flow
- 🐝 Ensuring your Flow Frames are reset
How to vertically hive split
Topics covered:
- 🐝 Is your hive ready to split?
- 🐝 Which frames to transfer
- 🐝 Where to add new brood frames
- 🐝 How to assemble your vertical split
- 🐝 When to relocate
How to catch a swarm
Topics covered:
- 🐝 Preparing a swarm-catching box
- 🐝 Positioning for a successful catch
- 🐝 Shaking a swarm effectively
- 🐝 How to set-up your new box
- 🐝 When to relocate your swarm
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