1.
How to Handle the Bees
The most important thing in keeping bees is
knowing how to handle the bees. As long as you don't disturb or
jar the hive, bees will rarely sting a person. Therefore you must
not run near the hive or stand in front of the hive entrance.
Handling the hive roughly will make the bees bad-tempered, so
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2. Replacing
the Queen Bee
If the queen bee is not laying eggs well,
the colony itself will not thrive. If possible, it is best to
replace the queen bee every year. The best way to do this is
to remove the old queen bee when the flowers that provide nectar
are in bloom, so that a new queen bee can be born. When the
queen bee is removed, many queen cells are formed. We remove
all but the biggest cell. Soon a new queen bee is born and in
10 days or so she begins to lay eggs.
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3. Checking
Inside: A Crucial Job
We check inside the hive once a week. The
things we look for are the number and color of larvae and pupae,
and the amount of honey accumulated.
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Egg-laying