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How to prevent bees from swarming ?
- it is first necessary to increase the volume of the beehive provided to the bees to live in, so that the Queen has enough space to lay eggs and that she does not meet a fence (full frame). This means that the frames filled with honey should be removed and replaced with wax in order to contribute to building.
- Moreover, if under severe
climatic conditions, it is recommended
working with 160-174
mm-high and 9-12 mm-wide frames so as to be able to enlarge the family. (type Langstroth beehive)
It is crucial not to hinder the colony development in order to let the younger bees work as much as possible and obtain stronger families.
To conclude with, the exploitation of Carniolan bees will prove to be the most beneficial if the beekeeper has great observation abilities, both from a theoretical and practical perspective. The beekeeper should ensure a neat and gradual enlargement of the beehive body, as too quick a development would harm the bees while too late and insufficient an increase would result into swarming. Furthermore, bees should be able to run building activities while young bees have to be kept busy and to work a plant, so that colonies can adjust to any kind of main flow. Beekeepers should also swap queens, check that the frames are adequately waxed and protect bees from sickness.
Carnica bees somehow require more care than other species, especially during periods of swarming, yet attentive and devoted beekeepers will always be rewarded for their efforts and will obtain outstanding results.
Pavle ZDEŠAR
expert for the Slovene Ministry of Agriculture, journalist for theSlovene bee-related magazine ‘Slovenski Cebelar’ and a member of the National Selection Committee for Carnica bees.
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