Bees always collect nectar, if there are blooming melliferous plants that release nectar, and if the weather does not interfere with their flights (rain, strong wind, low temperature). However, in the spring, the arrival of fresh nectar (and pollen) can not fully satisfy the family’s need for brood rearing, and the missing bee’s food is […]
Most insects carry the winter in a frozen state and do not consume feed. The bees consume honey throughout the winter, due to which heat is released and they live in a relatively active state. With the onset of cold weather, bees gather in a dense club, well adapted to the economical use of heat. […]
Of all the variety of feeders proposed and described in the literature for bees, we will focus only on those that meet the requirements to the greatest extent. A wooden feeder placed above the frame is very comfortable, widely distributed on apiaries. It is made of plywood and boards 0.5-1 cm thick, looks like a […]
The quality and value of pollen depends on its chemical composition. Approximately 30% of the composition of pollen is carbohydrate, sugar, a significant part of which the bee is mixed with pollen, so that it becomes sticky and reliably kept on legs during the flight. The main measure of the value of pollen for bees […]
Spring and autumn are the defining time for the further development of families. Therefore, the right preparation for their fall will be a pledge of a good wintering of families. But the correct preparation of families for the collection of honey in the spring is, of course, a good collection of honey and a good […]
To feed bees with honey it is necessary in rare cases, as it is more expedient to leave fodder honey in honeycombs (not to pump out) and if necessary to substitute honey combs in nests of bees. Usually bees are fed with sugar syrup replacing honey, or honey in the following three cases: – to […]
The search and collection of food by bees are associated with their flights. The bee, devoid of wings, perishes. The bee has two pairs of well-developed wings; on each side of the body there is a large front wing and a somewhat smaller size-back. In the hive, both wings are separately folded on the back […]
For a long time already beekeepers noticed that in the absence of pollen in nature, bees willingly collect and carry flour in beehives (in the form of patches), visiting mills, barns, warehouses and other premises. Seeing this, beekeepers began to put flour in the apiary in sheltered shelters, but feeding bees to flour gives negative […]
Perga and pollen of flowers have recently become more popular in apitherapy. Of these products, many drugs are manufactured that are used to treat many diseases. Flower pollen can be produced in two ways. The first is a pollen trap. The second – in the form of perga. The first method requires more time in […]
With a lack of honey in the hives, as well as to replace the poor quality honey (with a mixture of pade, rapidly crystallizing), bees are fed with sugar. In forest areas, where bees almost every year bring a certain amount of padi, 4-6 kg of sugar are given to bees for preventive purposes. In […]