> David Goble wrote:
>
> "looking at your hive to much, will create stress, which will cause
> disease or swarming, etc."
>
> As a hobbyist, I try to get into my hives every week. I have not had
> a swarm in 15 years of keeping bees. Nor have I had disease problems.
> It really depends a lot on how you handle the bees. I use a minimum
> of smoke and slow deliberate movements. I have watched a queen laying
> eggs as I held the frame, I have seen "dancing" workers. I really
> doubt that 'such' manipulations increase swarming. Plus I have never
> heard that ample supering would do more than reduce the incidence of
> swarming.
>
> Tom Elliott
> Eagle River, Alaska
>
Hi Tom,
There is manipulation and then there is manipulation, ( remember you
treat your bees as you would your girlfriend or man friend).
Thanks from :
[log in to unmask]http://www.eastend.com.au/~goble[log in to unmask] ( David Goble )
American Beach Kangaroo Island South Australia