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June
June

1. 
At the beginning of June, after the orchard bloom and before the mustard, buckthorn, and raspberry bloom, there is a nectar dearth period. During this time, it is important to prevent swarming, monitor food supplies during bad, rainy weather, and consider increasing colonies by creating 3-4 frame nucs with brood and providing them with a queen.
2. 
At the beginning of June, cull and replace poor-performing queens. Before replacing queens, feed the bees generously with sugar syrup (1:1).
3. 
As buckthorn, raspberry, white clover, and summer rapeseed begin to bloom, it is advisable to add large supers.
4. 
If there is a good honey flow, limit the queen's work to ensure the bees have space to store nectar.
5. 
Monitor bee colonies for chalkbrood and foulbrood diseases. Foulbrood can be diagnosed in several ways when supers are added: by the unpleasant smell from the hive entrance, by the streaks left on the hive entrance, resembling melted wax or propolis, which bees leave when removing diseased brood, and finally by removing the supers and inspecting the bee nest.
6. 
Check for mite infestation. During this time, bees can be treated for varroa with natural remedies, such as aromatic herbs (thyme, wormwood, potato tops, tomato leaves, etc.), which are placed on gauze above the nest (supers) and changed every 3-4 days when they dry out. Formic acid can also be used, following the instructions.
7. 
At the end of June, extract raspberry honey.


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