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Created page with "Weak colonies can be lifted to the top of a strong colony to get some extra heat. The upper colony should be separated with a queen excluder and a newspaper sheet from the und..."
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Created page with "In the spring, if there are dirty frames that are contaminated with mold or feces after overwintering, they should be replaced with new clean built wax combs. Following the nu..."
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Created page with "The early spring development of the ''A. m. mellifera'' bee colony is relatively slow. Nevertheless, the brood area later expands very quickly depending on how the bee hives h..."
Created page with "The cleansing flight is the first flight of the bees after the winter. They empty their digestive tract after a long time of confinement. Avoid greatly disturbing the bee colo..."
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Created page with "The average winter losses in Nordic countries are around 15%. This means that you may lose some of your bee colonies during overwintering. Dead beehives should be removed from..."
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Created page with "The Nordic brown bee’s winter food consumption is very low. There is, in fact, usually plenty of winter food left in ten-frame Langstroth hives used in Finland, in eight-fra..."
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Created page with "The brown bee's physiology and behavior differs from other European honey bee subspecies. This becomes especially apparent in the overwintering capacity of the brown bee. Long..."
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Created page with "The Nordic brown bee was the first honey bee subspecies to colonize the northern Europe, which is why it has adapted to northern environments in many ways. The Nordic brown be..."
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Created page with "The purpose of the winter to spring inspection is to quickly determine if all is well. The hives should not be opened for long, since the cooling down of brood can lead to str..."
Created page with "Linn Fenna Groeneveld is a biologist working for the Nordic Genetic Resource Center. She is very interested in brown bee beekeeping and hopes to transition from being a theore..."
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