When I first started out beekeeping…1976…with two hives I couldn’t figure it out how commercial guys in my area pulled off the big yields. So instead of using 2 lb packages, I switched up to 4 lb packages…my way of addressing my beekeeping management incompetence. That opened a new world for me.
Beekeeping…in my estimation…is the most specialized form of animal husbandry. And not only is the actual hands on work with the hive important…but an understanding of the biome and climate in your area is equally important. Very little of this knowledge is found in textbooks…and it’s my experience that production conditions for bees can vary dramatically within just 20 miles.
What are the optimal conditions for those honeybees…a lifelong quest?
And then when you finally think you have it all figured out, this happens in your backyard:
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