Colony set-up and management/maintenance
Perform selection to have queens that are more resistant to disease and adapted to local climatic conditions
Good Beekeeping Practices
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Using good queens is very important for a correct management in beekeeping. Queens are healthy if they are productive, resistant to diseases and adapted to local conditions. Genetic selection is central to obtain that. Better if it is done on the same honeybee population of the apiary. Otherwise it is recommended buying queens from breeders that raise queens in the same area.