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Created page with "In late summer the old queen can be easily changed during feeding. IN WHAT CASES DO I NEED OT DO THIS? Just remove the old queen and introduce the new one with introducing..."
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Created page with "NEEDS AN INTRO To avoid cross-breeding: * get the ''A.m.mellifera'' queens from a queen breeder who has arranged isolated mating for queen production * always change the free..."
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Created page with "The most important late summer nectar flowers are fireweed (Epilobium) and heather (Calluna). Nordic brown bees are especially adapted to collecting heather honey. Honeydew mi..."
Created page with "Midsummer is the time for the main nectar flow and for increasing the number of bee colonies. The bees’ swarming tendency normally decreases when they have to collect honey...."
Created page with "June management is a complex period with ''A. m. mellifera'' bees, because the colony development rhythm is fundamentally different from that of other subspecies’. The main..."
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Created page with "There are always some naturally empty queen cell cups in the comb, usually in the lower corners. If there is an egg in the queen cell cup, it is always an indication of swarmi..."
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Created page with " Nordic bees do exhibit swarming behavior and when they begin to swarm, it is very hard to stop. The most common way to handle the swarming colonies, then, is the so-called c..."
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Created page with "'''Spring''' <br /> Brown bee colonies with few overwintering workers rarely use up all their supplies. In the last period of willow flowering, however, colonies can have expa..."
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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..."
Created page with "Bee colonies should not be left without a queen. If the queen is lost during winter or early spring, the colony has to be turned into a queenright colony as soon as possible...."
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Created page with "Searching for queen: Work with care and keep in mind that some of the queens can hide outstandingly well. If you need to find the queen for marking, for instance, the unmar..."
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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..."
Created page with "Removing drone brood is a suitable measure for varroa mite control. Because of their size, the drone brood cells are very attractive for the mites. Removing drone brood will e..."
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..."
Created page with "The bottom boards should be cleaned immediately after the cleansing flight, which is quite early in the year. The flight entrances should be downsized when ventilation decreas..."
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Created page with "Category:Locations Test geographic coordinate:: 32°42′54″ N, 117°9′45″ W Test geographic coordinate:: 32.715° N, 117.163° W Test geographic coordina..."
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