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Do I extract or leave for winter feed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Josh" data-source="post: 9598" data-attributes="member: 16"><p>The honey you save for them this winter, will be long gone next season.</p><p></p><p>The gear you need is quite typical. If you have 4 boxes (two brood and two spare for supers) then you probably need 6+ to allow for swarm control strategies, splits to replace losses and a boomer flow that catches you buy surprise, for the boxes of empty frames while you learn to to embed new foundation (what I’ve learnt from experience) Number of boxes have + 1 is the number you need. Having a 5 frame nuc or two is helpful too (small convenient way to carry frames to apiary, easy way to pull a nuc to your “out apiary” for swarm control/management)</p><p></p><p>Then add, queen excluder, bee escape, and top feeder per colony. You plan to have +1 for the extra colony you accidentally end up with (so a spare floor & roof).</p><p></p><p>It sounds intimidating, but you can spread these purchases over the year(s). If you have a great local store for gear, you can get it gradually. But if you’re like me, and work so you can’t get to the store, it pays to have this stuff in advance.</p><p></p><p>I think 2 is the best number of hives for a beginner beek. But, like me, you’ll find yourself with 4 and a random nuc you didn’t plan on having😅 after loosing all your hives bar 1 the previous season.</p><p></p><p>The hardest thing to find a a beek to put in your bubble. I find myself overthink, doubting or forgetting previously received when I’m on the thick of it. When you find one, ply them with their vices (beer, chocolate or whatever) and remember the same formula applies to boxes & colonies as number of opinions. You ask ( n ) beeks for an opinion you’ll get n+1 opinions (if you’re lucky)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josh, post: 9598, member: 16"] The honey you save for them this winter, will be long gone next season. The gear you need is quite typical. If you have 4 boxes (two brood and two spare for supers) then you probably need 6+ to allow for swarm control strategies, splits to replace losses and a boomer flow that catches you buy surprise, for the boxes of empty frames while you learn to to embed new foundation (what I’ve learnt from experience) Number of boxes have + 1 is the number you need. Having a 5 frame nuc or two is helpful too (small convenient way to carry frames to apiary, easy way to pull a nuc to your “out apiary” for swarm control/management) Then add, queen excluder, bee escape, and top feeder per colony. You plan to have +1 for the extra colony you accidentally end up with (so a spare floor & roof). It sounds intimidating, but you can spread these purchases over the year(s). If you have a great local store for gear, you can get it gradually. But if you’re like me, and work so you can’t get to the store, it pays to have this stuff in advance. I think 2 is the best number of hives for a beginner beek. But, like me, you’ll find yourself with 4 and a random nuc you didn’t plan on having😅 after loosing all your hives bar 1 the previous season. The hardest thing to find a a beek to put in your bubble. I find myself overthink, doubting or forgetting previously received when I’m on the thick of it. When you find one, ply them with their vices (beer, chocolate or whatever) and remember the same formula applies to boxes & colonies as number of opinions. You ask ( n ) beeks for an opinion you’ll get n+1 opinions (if you’re lucky) [/QUOTE]
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