Mid April

Part 6 of this series covers Mid April. We continue to manage congestion and populations in each hive to prevent hives from swarming, while also making new splits and managing prior splits. The honey flow has started and we are also adding supers

This series covers an entire year of how we manage our honey bee operation, how we set up our hives, feed bees, kick start the year, split our hives, split hives, produce honey, make Fall splits, create nucs, prepare for Winter and much more

Demaree Method: https://youtu.be/FRppvOeE-dY

Chilton Bee Company sells nucs, mated queens, queen cells, honey, creamed honey, lip balm, lotion, soap, candles and wax melts

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