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Swarm Management: How To Do It Effectively?

Swarm Management It’s important to be able to tell when your bees are preparing to swarm, or have already swarmed. You will also need to know what steps to take when they do swarm. That you will learn in this post about swarm management. Bees swarm, usually in spring when there is lots of food, ...

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Establish A Colony: What you need to know

Establish A Colony Of Your Dream Now that you have built and placed your hive, it is time to establish a colony in it. There are a few ways to obtain a colony: buy one, have one given to you, or catch a swarm and establish it in your hive. It is most likely that ...