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One of the main concerns as a beekeeper is to keep your bee colonies healthy. Throughout the year the health of the hive should be monitored closely, so that diseases and shortcomings can be remedies remedied as soon as possible.

To avoid spreading [[infectious diseases ]] to a new nucleus, you should ensure that your colonies are healthy. This can be done with either a visual inspection or by sampling the bee hives for a laboratory test (for instance, every fourth year). Swarming is a natural way for the bee colony to get rid of microbes. The swarms can be placed onto a new wax foundation once the colony has completely renewed its comb structure and diminished the infection pressure.