Golden Rules Of Beekeeping

[Walrus]

Get to more than 1 colony asap. A few nucs gives insurance as you always have back up queens.

 

[Cellectronic]

Listen to and trust your bees for they will teach you, If we mess things up for them they will usually put it right.

 

[enrico]

Those of us who have been doing it for years still make mistakes and don't know everything!

 

[roche]

Memorise the life cycle and duration of each stage of each caste.

 

[jd101k2000]

Dealing with bees is like dealing with 60,000 people with OCD. You can either use what they are going to do anyway to your advantage, or fight it and lose.

 

[Mellifera397]

Buy local bees, Importing is just unfair to other beekeepers!

M

 

[panders]

Don't eat banana before opening your hive or around you bees!

 

[newportbuzz]

be comfy in your suit/gloves/veil.
Its not a competition to see who can use the least PPE, once you are comfy/secure feeling you can relax with your bees.

nothing worse than a nervy fella always checking did one get in. It is funny to watch tho.

 

[MJBee]

Learn to be patient

 

[theeggman]

Learn to be patient

Most times if you walk away or just sit and think things become clearer.

Some times they don't and then the manure hits the impeller, and you you do what you think is best.

At the end of the day the bees will sort out your c**k ups.

Tim.

 

[beebopalula]

Do not tolerate bad-tempered queens - kill them and replace with good-tempered stock.

 

[davnig]

Have the number of someone you can call for advice in your phone contacts

 

[Apple]

Only open the hive if there is a precise reason to do so.

Very best advice!

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

The usefulness of the advice on here is often in inverse proportion to the tact with which it is presented.

 

[sharonh]

Check for disease regularly. Practice good autumn management to see your bees through the winter.

 

[Magwat]

Be prepared to feed at any time - always keep a bag of sugar in the back of the cupboard

 

[Dishmop]

Dont sneeze when wearing a veil.

 

[Jimbo]

The biggest threat to bees is the person standing next to your hive

 

[psafloyd]

don't forget your hive tool

Don't EVER put down your hive tool.

 

[scuttlefish]

Don't panic.