There are also horizontal hives – beds. They are similar to long boxes or chests. There are 16-20, and sometimes 24 frames with the size of 435×300 mm. The nest of bees is expanded in it not vertically, as in a multihull hive, but horizontally. The 16-frame lounger is designed for one family, and 20 […]
A 12-frame Dada is also considered a vertical hive. The frame here is higher than in the multi-body, by 70 mm. Its size is 435×300 mm. The length and width of the hive are the same – 450 mm each. Therefore, beekeepers often call it a square. Height inside 330 mm. Under the honey put […]
Honey bees during wintering use food that has been stored in the summer. They lost the ability to hibernate, which was with their ancestors. That is why these insects prepare a large amount of food to ensure the need for it for the whole year. Food bees – nectar and pollen of plants – are […]
Requirements for the hives. The beehive is the home of bees, an artificially created man, so it must most fully satisfy the biological characteristics of the bee family and at the same time be strong enough, cheap, easy to manufacture and convenient to work with. As a home for bees, the beehive must be sufficiently […]
To observe the life of a bee family it is good to have a small (just one frame) hive with transparent glass side walls. Through them you can see everything that is done in the nest. Bees as in a display case. They do not even suspect that they are being watched. They calmly do […]
The lining of the hive lid should be made of boards, whose height is 8 cm, and the width is 2 cm. In addition, such a lid should have an air cushion, the thickness of which is 3 cm, which should be made of plywood or plate. The weight of the lid is 2 kg. […]