Checkerboarding SAVES WORK AND TIME

摘要

The advantages of reliability (Feb) and increased production (Apr) have already been treat- ed. This submittal is intended to primarily treat a fringe benefit. CB is much easier and cheaper than other swarm prevention alternatives. For thehobbyist or sideliner with a "day job", the advantage of simplicity could easily outweigh the two primary honey production benefits. Colony target swarm issue timing is roughly the last-frost date for the area in the wooded east. Backing up from that timing, swarm commit is about two weeks earlier to start swarm cells. Prior to starting swarm cells is the three weeks of swarrn preparation. Adding those together totals five weeks back into late winter to "get ahead" of colony swarm intent.