The Best Way For Honey Production

[JOHN HINCHMAN]

I Have Read Alot Of Ways To Get The Best Honey Production Out Of A Hive From Removing The Queen Befor The Honey Flow Starts Or To Requeen In Fall I Know Most Keepers Say What Works Best For You But I Would Love To Here Other Thoughts On This?

[tecumseh]

a lot will depend on where you are and the kind of honey flow you might expect.

another role of the dice is... the flow you get may not be anything like the flow you expect.

[Ravenseye]

I haven't got the time to manage like that. Certainly, less bees to raise means more bees to forage but timing is everything. Here in the Northeast, our spring build up, forage, dearth and winter build up cycles are short so I'd rather manage the colony as an evolving unit and not just for honey.

[brooksbeefarm]

a lot will depend on where you are and the kind of honey flow you might expect.

another role of the dice is... the flow you get may not be anything like the flow you expect.

But, build your hives up early in the spring,using 1 to 1 syurp.Give them the space they need to build up. Watch for swarm cells,and try to prevent swarming.When they have built up strong before the honey flow,put your supers on ( I usally put 2 med.on to start).Drawn comb if you have it,and add supers when needed. This is what I do, and there are many question between each step that I outlined, that is if your new to beekeeping.What works for me may not work for you,but thats the fun of beekeepingand of course what tec. had to say.