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So interesting. I had no idea that this was how it was done. So, if you are getting a hive of your own, you essentially have to wait until one splits? Great photos Brian, I enjoyed the tour. And CONGRATS on the new gig, look forward to hearing about it.
briandmyers · 4434 days ago · link ·
Another way to start is to buy what is called a "nuc" - a small "nucleus" hive with a few starter frames with brood, some bees, and a queen. Bee queen breeders will sell you queens or nucs (you can split a large hive, add a queen to the queenless half, and you've got two). That's artificial swarming, another way to increase colony numbers.