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<blockquote data-quote="Grant" data-source="post: 10156" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Welcome [USER=595]@JamezNZ[/USER] </p><p>For me the most valuable newbie piece of advice has been given by [USER=16]@Josh[/USER] </p><p>Start conventionally, learn about your bees, your hive, the seasons and your location for at least year, then diversify into the direction you want to go in. Whether that's a change of hive type or an organic practice or something else.</p><p> </p><p>Don't go too big too quickly, but there is a lot of merit in having a hive to compare. I did 3 so that one acted as a "control" hive - that could also help you when you do say decide to go organic. You could have one control that you just use by the book, one on one treatment/base and one on another treatment/base so you can compare what works for you.</p><p>The same applies for fancy equipment and extras like the hive doctor base. Everything has its place in time.</p><p></p><p>log everything you do so you can see what worked and what didn't over time. This also helps us understand your hive condition when you need to ask questions later.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://nzbees.net/forums/hive-logbooks.40/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grant, post: 10156, member: 1"] Welcome [USER=595]@JamezNZ[/USER] For me the most valuable newbie piece of advice has been given by [USER=16]@Josh[/USER] Start conventionally, learn about your bees, your hive, the seasons and your location for at least year, then diversify into the direction you want to go in. Whether that's a change of hive type or an organic practice or something else. Don't go too big too quickly, but there is a lot of merit in having a hive to compare. I did 3 so that one acted as a "control" hive - that could also help you when you do say decide to go organic. You could have one control that you just use by the book, one on one treatment/base and one on another treatment/base so you can compare what works for you. The same applies for fancy equipment and extras like the hive doctor base. Everything has its place in time. log everything you do so you can see what worked and what didn't over time. This also helps us understand your hive condition when you need to ask questions later. [URL unfurl="true"]https://nzbees.net/forums/hive-logbooks.40/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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