tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112069886740578370.post5277703676762318875..comments2023-12-24T02:41:11.367-08:00Comments on If I Can Do it Myself.....: I'm Breaking Out in Hives!Caribouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14392892017185973174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112069886740578370.post-1088255175766385562012-05-12T18:24:24.233-07:002012-05-12T18:24:24.233-07:00Hi Becky,
Yes, you could end up with an infinite a...Hi Becky,<br />Yes, you could end up with an infinite amount of hives if you split them every season. You can let them swarm, I know some folks who do that. Also, if you have friends that want to give it try a beekeeping giving them a split hive is a nice start that saves them a bit of money.<br />Another thing to do with splits is to start them in a small 4-5 frame box called a nuc. Once the bees make their queen and she is laying consistently, you can sell that small nuc colony for about $100-125 on CraigsList. That's what I want to do when I hit my 4 colony max.<br />CarolynCaribouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392892017185973174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112069886740578370.post-30623593160928398982012-05-12T16:00:44.980-07:002012-05-12T16:00:44.980-07:00Ok, so I understand the reason you don't want ...Ok, so I understand the reason you don't want them to swarm now but if you did this every year you would end up with an awful lot of hives...right? Can you just make the hives bigger as well? I want to have bees but I just don't have room for lots and lots of hives. I'd like just one really.becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.com