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So, I have ordered The Practical Beekeeper, The New Starting Right with Bees, and The Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping. I have also read through the Beekeeping Basics PDF recommended on the Beginner Books Thread. I have been left with some questions, and since my books won't bee here for another week, was wondering if y'all could help me out…
1: When it comes to swarm prevention, how fast does a well-established hive swarm?? And if I split the hive to prevent swarming, what can I do to prevent an excess of hives from accumulating in my backyard?? I MAY have room for 4 at the very most, but would like to keep my numbers down to 1-2…what do I do if I end up with extra bees??
2: On the topic of allergies, what steps can I take to make sure that neither myself or my family develop a bee allergy?? I have heard about desensitization regiments etc., but still wonder...
3: I see a lot of information about brood pattern…how much of a science is this?? Do you actually count the number of different cell types and determine averages, ratios, etc.?? Or is it more of a general thing? There doesn't seem to be a hard-fast rule
4: What does one do with the "drawn out comb"?? I see some people on the forum here referencing reusing it or processing it in some way…what do these things entail??
I'm sure many of these questions will be answered in these reference works, but I'm impatient to get the books
Thanks for the help
So, I have ordered The Practical Beekeeper, The New Starting Right with Bees, and The Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping. I have also read through the Beekeeping Basics PDF recommended on the Beginner Books Thread. I have been left with some questions, and since my books won't bee here for another week, was wondering if y'all could help me out…
1: When it comes to swarm prevention, how fast does a well-established hive swarm?? And if I split the hive to prevent swarming, what can I do to prevent an excess of hives from accumulating in my backyard?? I MAY have room for 4 at the very most, but would like to keep my numbers down to 1-2…what do I do if I end up with extra bees??
2: On the topic of allergies, what steps can I take to make sure that neither myself or my family develop a bee allergy?? I have heard about desensitization regiments etc., but still wonder...
3: I see a lot of information about brood pattern…how much of a science is this?? Do you actually count the number of different cell types and determine averages, ratios, etc.?? Or is it more of a general thing? There doesn't seem to be a hard-fast rule
4: What does one do with the "drawn out comb"?? I see some people on the forum here referencing reusing it or processing it in some way…what do these things entail??
I'm sure many of these questions will be answered in these reference works, but I'm impatient to get the books
Thanks for the help