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Re: How often can bees be handled?
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Peter Loring Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 8 Jun 2015 13:56:08 -0400
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> If you are not concerned about the amount of honey yes you can inspect your hives as many time as you want.

In the short term, what is needed is not honey production but experience. Later, novices will not need to open the hives up frequently, as they learn to read external signs. 

At first, they need all the hands-on time they can possibly get. I learned beekeeping by working 12 hour days, 6-7 days a week the first season. Most small timers won't get that much beekeeping experience in their whole life. 

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