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During the spring breeding period, choose a dry, sunny and wind-sheltered site, and place every two hives side by side. Keep only one comb in the colony and remove all the surplus combs, so that the bees outnumber the combs. After tightening the combs, carry out reward feeding from the bottom of the hive every night. Add artificial pollen combs, so that the colony strength develops rapidly, strong colonies can be obtained in time, and they can be put into production.

1. Tighten combs for spring breeding. During the spring breeding period, choose a dry, sunny and wind-sheltered site, and place every two hives side by side. On a windless evening, feed each colony 250-300 ml of sugar water or honey water. After 2 hours, when the bees are excited and the cluster breaks up and the temperature inside the hive rises, shake the bees down and tighten the combs. No matter how many combs are in the original colony, keep only one and remove all the surplus combs, so that the bees outnumber the combs. This can prompt the queen bee to lay eggs quickly. Generally, the queen bee can lay eggs 1-3 days after the combs are tightened, preventing attacks from low temperatures and cold waves in early spring, keeping the egg-laying circle from freezing, ensuring healthy development of the brood, and at the same time allowing some bees to rest and prolonging their lifespan.

2. Reward feeding. After tightening the combs, carry out reward feeding from the bottom of the hive every night. Put sugar water or honey water into a feeder at the bottom of the hive and extend it into the hive through the entrance. In this way, there is no need to open the hive, the operation is also convenient, and the temperature in the hive remains constant. The first feeding can be slightly more, generally 350-400 ml per colony, and afterwards it depends on the number of bees and the size of the egg-laying circle, with a small amount of capped honey on the comb being suitable. Feeding should be frequent, once every night without interruption, and the feeding amount should not be too much.

3. Add artificial pollen combs. In early spring there is very little natural pollen. If most queen bees begin to lay eggs, then to ensure pollen supply in the colony and expand the egg-laying circle, artificial pollen combs should be added (natural pollen combs are even better if available). The first comb added should have empty brood cells on one side and pollen cells on the other side. The method of adding the comb depends on the relationship between bees and combs. For colonies with many bees, face the pollen side inward; for colonies with an average number of bees, face the side with brood cells inward. When the queen bee has laid eggs in the empty brood cells of the artificial pollen comb and half of the artificial pollen on the first pollen comb has been eaten, add the second artificial pollen comb immediately next to the first pollen comb. In this way, a third and fourth comb can be added. In this way, the colony strength develops rapidly, strong colonies can be obtained in time, and they can be put into production.