A method of raising bee families provides for the creation in spring of a bee family on frames with unrefined beeswax for the breeding process and subsequent multiple expansion of the breeding nest during the honey-collection period by introducing inside the family additional frames with unrefined beeswax. Before the introduction of the additional frames inside the family the breed is divided vertically into two parts in its central area and the additional frames with the unrefined beeswax are introduced between the divided parts of the breed. A single expansion of the bee family represents 0.25-0.35 of its total volume.
