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Date: | Sat, 4 Dec 2021 10:51:27 -0500 |
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> I asked "Which book should I ignore?" and I was honestly told "It does not matter - whichever you prefer." This was a cogent analysis and good advice that is still valid today.
>> That's like saying, "which Bee-L poster should you ignore?" -- "It does not matter - whichever you prefer."
>> I would suggest don't ignore anything. The world cannot be understood from only one viewpoint.
The point of that little parable was that, FOR THE NOVICE, it does not matter what "approach" one takes, as the entire point of novice beekeeping is to get the beekeeper comfortable with close proximity to thousands of stinging insects, and the careful, calm, methodical handling thereof. I describe beekeeping for the novice as being a lot like Tai Chi - to learn certain stylized movements until one can do them easily and smoothly, and to steady one's breathing while doing so. Once this is achieved, **then** one can begin to observe and take note of what is actually going on in the hive.
So after some (mechanical) skills emerge, THEN one can consider this theory or that one, this approach or that one. But for the first year or so, it is enough to merely open the hive, identify some open brood, and close the hive up again without mishap. One needs ongoing contact with a wide range of novices to realize how simple one's goals need to be for any one novice.
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