In our country the following species of bees have become most widespread: Central Russian, Ukrainian steppe, gray mountain Caucasian, yellow Caucasian and Carpathian and their varieties. In the greenhouses can work and preserve all the domestic bee breeds. However, each breed of bees has its advantages and disadvantages, which should be taken into account. The […]
In winter greenhouses the first turn is usually grown cucumbers. As soon as there is a mass supply of cucumbers from the open ground, plants from the greenhouses are removed. After processing and disinfection of soil and plant residues, the monthly seedlings of cucumbers or tomatoes are planted again. Fruiting of cucumbers after planting will […]
Not so long ago, hives of various designs were used in our country. Each experienced beekeeper considered it necessary to invent his hive design, often without taking into account the biological and physiological needs of the bee family. The variety of hives caused a lot of inconvenience in the care of bees, made it difficult […]
Bees, like many animals, are more productive when they are fully fed. The natural and best food for bees is honey. However, in greenhouses, often because of the lack of a sufficient number of honey plants, it is necessary to replenish fodder stocks of bees at the expense of granulated sugar. This usually happens when […]
Top-dressing honey bees is widely used in the spring-autumn season. At this time, from the nests are removed extra, subject to the culling of the frame. They are printed out and in the evening they are put in nests for middle and strong families. Frames with honey for feeding bees into the nest are placed […]
The control is called the family, which for a certain time is weighed in order to control the intake and consumption of feed in the hive. Usually a strong family with a young uterus less prone to swarming is chosen as the control. The testimony of a strong family reflects even insignificant honey collectors, signaling […]
After the end of the main honey-gathering for some time, a small amount of nectar and pollen continues to enter the hive. This time, when you can inspect the nest, without fearing bee robbery, it is necessary to take advantage. The hives are removed from the hives and determine the presence and quality of the […]
The number of bee colonies in the apiary is established on the basis of the maximum need of the economy for bee colonies for pollination of greenhouse crops. To do this, greenhouses in which cross-pollinated crops will be grown and the required number of bee colonies for their pollination will be counted. In addition, we […]
In modern varieties and hybrids of cucumbers, unlike the famous in the past, the Klin variety, the first flowers blossom. In the central regions of the country; The first cucumber flowers appear in the 2nd decade of January. At this time, natural light is not enough for plants, they are physiologically depressed and nectar is […]
To obtain sustainable high yields of hothouse crops, pest and plant diseases are controlled using pesticides. Pesticides used in greenhouses are classified by action: – on contact – cause the death of insects when they fall on their body. Most of these pesticides do not pose a threat to bees; – on intestinal – cause […]