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Blinov method for fast spring increase

Introduction

The queen will not lay eggs unless all four are present:

  1. Proteins (pollen)
  2. Energy (sugar/honey)
  3. Water ( to make royal jelly)
  4. Temperature.

The Blinov method provides all except of water:

  1. Pollen on frame(s) outside the follower board
  2. Honey/sugar on frame outside the follower board
  3. N/A
  4. Temperature in the broodnest inside follower boards easy to maintain by crowded bees covering “black” those couple frames.

Procedure

Sergiey Gopka Method

This is a version similar to a Blinov method. There are YouTube videos where the Siberian beekeeper Gopka shows how he does it in his Dadant hives.