Top Bar Beekeeping Forum

[Gary]

Keeping bees is really nothing more than a balancing act. What most Beeks do not realize is that there is more than just one act to this show called a season.

Act 1= the suitable cavity a balance between natural and something we as Beeks can work with.
Act 2= Comb management nice and straight or what the bees know they need.
Act 3= Monitoring the balance between Bee Vs, Mite (Just monitoring)
Act 4= Harvest, what we want and what the bees need to go through winter
Act 5 = Feeding, what and how much and how long
Act 6= inspecting how often vs., forcing absconding (the nosey land lord syndrome)
Act 7= Treating, type vs. need vs. timing=effectiveness
Act 8= Over wintering, Climate vs. food needs- structure vs. ventilation needs

This is just the part of the show in the apiary, if you wanted to go on (and believe me I do not) ADD the human side:

The balance between hobbies vs. finance vs. the significant other!
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Gary
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