Episode 386: Shook Swarm & Bailey Comb Change

About this episode

Stewart Spinks discusses techniques like Shook Swarm and Bailey Comb Change to enhance honey production and manage hive health as spring approaches.

In this week's Podcast: As we head into Spring beekeepers will, no doubt, be contemplating various techniques to use on their hives to maximise the seasons honey crop. Techniques such as the Shook Swarm and Bailey Comb Change are useful ways of replacing comb and reducing pests and disease loading in your hive. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 385 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us cont...

People in this episode

Host: Stewart Spinks

Topics covered

• beekeeping
• hive management
• honey production
• pest control
• comb replacement

Keywords

• Shook Swarm
• Bailey Comb Change
• beekeeping techniques
• honey crop
• pests
• disease management

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