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Spring:You should ready Anticipating what you will need in the equipment for near future and having the seasonappropriate equipment ready before you need it, will save you many a headache. This includessorted combs in boxes, including prepared wax foundation framesprepare extra bottom boards, hive bodiesMoreover, keeping all of your equipment in good and roofs to make nucleus from swarming clean shape will prevent [[Infectious diseases and non swarming coloniesa couple of swarm boxes for catching swarmsparasites|diseases]] from spreading from hive to hive through your equipment.
Early Summer:'''Spring'''<br />For early summer, you You should prepare hive get the equipment ready for the season. This includes:* sorting combs in boxes with an appropriate number of , including prepared [[wax foundation frames. Additionally, you will need some ]]* preparing extra bottom boards, hive roofsbodies, and hive bodies with wax foundation frames for managing roofs to make nuclei from swarming and non-swarming colonies* preparing a couple of swarm boxes for [[Catch swarm|catching swarms]].
'''Early Summer'''<br />For early summer, you should prepare hive boxes with an appropriate number of [[wax foundation frames]]. Additionally, you will need some extra bottom boards, hive roofs, and hive bodies with wax foundation frames for managing swarming colonies. '''Mid Summer:'''<br />The drone rearing usually stops in mid-July. The next [[varroa ]] control, then, is the so-called carried out in [[Formic acid or thymol|August treatment]]. You should prepare materials and equipments for:* harvesting, extracting and storing the honey yield* feeding the honey bee colonies* [[Check varroa level|controlling the varroa mites ]] after harvesting. [[Category:Equipment]]