Timing is everything. With apologies to King Solomon...
To every thing in beekeeping there is a season, and a time to every purpose in the beeyard:
A time to split, and a time to combine
A time to compress, and a time to expand
A time to dispose of a queen, and a time to raise a queen
A time to feed, and a time to let them forage
A time to reduce the entrance, and a time to enlarge the entrance
A time to do cleanup in the hive, and a time to let the bees cleanup the hive
A time to inspect, and a time to look at the clouds and leave them alone
A time to smoke, and a time to refrain from smoking
A time to harvest, and a time to leave them stores
A time to put them to bed for the winter, and a time to get things going in the spring
A time to trust them, and a time to not trust them
A time to mow, and a time to refrain from mowing
A time to plant flowers, and a time to pick flowers
A time to stay, and a time to run
A time to dig deeper in the hive, and a time to close up and go home.
To every thing in beekeeping there is a season, and a time to every purpose in the beeyard:
A time to split, and a time to combine
A time to compress, and a time to expand
A time to dispose of a queen, and a time to raise a queen
A time to feed, and a time to let them forage
A time to reduce the entrance, and a time to enlarge the entrance
A time to do cleanup in the hive, and a time to let the bees cleanup the hive
A time to inspect, and a time to look at the clouds and leave them alone
A time to smoke, and a time to refrain from smoking
A time to harvest, and a time to leave them stores
A time to put them to bed for the winter, and a time to get things going in the spring
A time to trust them, and a time to not trust them
A time to mow, and a time to refrain from mowing
A time to plant flowers, and a time to pick flowers
A time to stay, and a time to run
A time to dig deeper in the hive, and a time to close up and go home.