Beekeeping Tip #5
Did you find a weak colony? If it is late in the
season consider combining it with a strong colony. There may be an
old queen or a queen that was weakly mated. Cut your losses, in time
and bees, and combine the two. A variety of methods of combining are
out there, one of which is the papering method. But first you should
take out the weak queen.
Combining can help ensure strong colonies in the
spring for spring splits or nucs.
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