In early August, I transported bees from sunflower to tobacco. The field of tobacco was near the forest. Apiary placed in a clearing. During the inspection, the hives in one of them suddenly discovered a snake. She climbed into the ventilation slits and curled into a tangle between the net and the roof lining. The […]
If in the beehive from the beehive in the presence of the beekeeper, he began to remove the swarm, that is, the opportunity to quickly catch it, without waiting for him to be planted on the top of the tree. You can do this as follows. Take the plastic bag. As soon as you notice […]
Usually beekeepers aspire to winter to provide bee colonies with the necessary amount of food. In late February, brood appears. If there are no pergas in the nests, then there is very little of it. The family is weakening, it often dies. I had such an incident in the apiary. In the spring, after flying […]
For several years now I have kept my bees in the pavilion. It is convenient to work in it, but on a hot summer day, air inside a closed pavilion, which has a metal outer skin, despite foam plastic insulation, sometimes warms up to 40 њ C. Naturally, working at this temperature, and even in […]
Many beekeepers are interested in how long a bee swarm can be. I’ll tell you about one of my practices. In the beginning of July in the evening a shepherd came to me and informed me that about ten kilometers from my apiary a swarm was brought to the bush. The day was overcast, there […]
Significant areas in greenhouses are used for growing tomatoes. Less common are peppers, aubergines and other crops. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplants belong to the family of Solanaceae, come from hot tropical countries (tomatoes and peppers are from South America, eggplants are from India). All these are self-pollinated plants, but in the south they are partly […]
Every beekeeper knows the importance of accounting for the weight of hives. However, many beekeepers can not obtain suitable scales. I offer scales of own design. Stand 1, welded from pipes, welded racks, with which; The platform 3 and two suspensions 4 are hingedly connected. The suspension brackets, in turn, are pivotally connected to the […]
One day in early August, in the field on a tractor mill, the machine operators noticed the years of bees, called me, and I was surprised at this unusual choice of place for a home. To store oil products, underground storage facilities were built here. The walls were laid out of stone to the surface […]
Tip 1 It is known that the efficiency of the solar wax-up depends on the degree of illumination and the angle of incidence of the sun’s rays. To do this, it is made beveled to a certain angle, and also equipped with a device for turning around the vertical axis. Often rotary mechanisms are laborious, […]
If you decide to get bees, it’s best to do it in the spring. Buying bees, the first thing you should pay attention to is the presence of several young fetuses. The family should also be strong enough, as indicated by the presence of 6-12 streets, and have a fresh nest. If the beehive is […]