{"id":3500,"date":"2017-09-28T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T07:25:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-03-23T05:55:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T05:55:20","slug":"assistant-weak-colonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.apiarybook.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/28\/assistant-weak-colonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant: weak colonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" trbidi=\"on\">Explore important insights from your apiary: number of <strong>weak bee colonies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Weak colonies:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; build up <strong>slowly<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; do not develop into strong colonies if they are left alone;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; have a smaller number of <strong>foraging bees<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; produce little honey even if a good nectar flow exists;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; are vulnerable to <strong>robbing<\/strong> by robber bees from stronger colonies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.apiarybook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-28-08-39-03-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In order to <strong>boost <\/strong>the weak colony you can do the following:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; transfer frames of sealed brood from a strong colony,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; requeen or<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; unite with other colony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore important insights from your apiary: number of weak bee colonies. 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