# Bearding/Swarming - Amateur Needs Help!

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bearding-swarming-amateur-needs-help/16774>\
**Category:** Bearding\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bearding-swarming-amateur-needs-help/16774 "2018-11-06T11:39:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bearding-swarming-amateur-needs-help/16774/2 "2018-11-06T16:56:36Z")

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I like to use the advice in these 2 leaflets. Around page 17 of of the second one. They are quite big documents, so you may have to be patient while they download:

[http://www.wbka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wbka-booklet-english-PDF.pdf](http://www.wbka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wbka-booklet-english-PDF.pdf)

[http://www.wbka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Swarm-Control-Wally-Shaw.pdf](http://www.wbka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Swarm-Control-Wally-Shaw.pdf)

Giving them brood space is not very effective for swarm control. You would be better off making a split. 😊

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