Stock preparation of bees
Procurement of fodder stocks is made during a good bribe. The frames completely occupied with printed honey are selected, as well as honey-pergovian. If the families are kept in 12-frame hives, then during a strong
Warming and re-heating of the socket
Often, to insulate the nest of bees that winter in the wild, fit on the basis of the prevailing assertion that the club does not heat the space inside the hive. In this case, a
If there is a swarm
For catching swarms I use a graft. I make it like this. I take two thin boards in size 20X60 cm, I make up a rooftop and upholster with an old pre-polished canvas. Then either
Transportation of bees for pollinating crops
It has long been observed that the best yield of fruits or seeds of crops and the greatest honey harvest are when the apiary is on the area of flowering crops or in the immediate
The first spring inspection of bees
All families that seemed unsuccessful in flying around are noted. Do not postpone for tomorrow, they need to be inspected immediately after the flight, otherwise brazen families may die. The purpose of the first inspection
How to remove a swarm of bees
To remove the swarm, I use a simple and convenient device. It consists of a stand and a set of metal tubes. To the length of pipe 2, three supports 1 are welded from the
Forwarding bees to long distances in boxes without ventilation
Currently in our country, when moving bees to a distant distance, it is often used to transfer bees with brood and without it in deaf dark boxes (without ventilation). Bees in such boxes during transportation
Basic cleaning of hives and disinfection of their hives
The content of hives and frames in the purity is the most important duty of every beekeeper. It is unacceptable to keep bees on stained cell stems and in a dirty beehive. Sludge and dirt
Habitat for swarms
For 46 days, systematic observations were made of the development of beehives, decks, etc. by swarm bees. An interesting phenomenon was noted. In three decks occupied by the wasps, and in the deck where the
The first spring works in the apiary
Tasks of the spring care for bees. The life of all plants and animals is inseparably linked with the conditions of the external environment in which they live. The life and development of bee colonies