In the system of measures to increase the waxy products of the apiary, timely nest change is very important. This method is widely used by many beekeepers. However, the timely replacement of nests, being the most important and necessary measure, is not the main source of obtaining a large amount of wax and a in […]
In winter, in the central regions of the country, because of the insufficient intensity of solar radiation and the short duration of the day, it is impossible to grow cucumbers in greenhouses. At this time, only artificial crops such as onion, beet, celery, parsley, parsnip and some others can be grown without artificial lighting. To […]
Heather honey honey bees make from nectar small pink flowers evergreen branched shrub ordinary heather. Heather honey of dark, dark yellow and reddish-brown color with a weak aroma, pleasant or tart bitter taste. This honey is very viscous, slowly crystallizes. From a hectare of flowering heather, bees collect 200 kg of honey.
The Leningrad worker proposed an original way of removing excess moisture from the hive, which would create more comfortable conditions for the wintering of bees. Usually, a propolis “mat” serves as a stopper for the nest of bees in the hive from below, and a pillow of airtight materials serves as a thermal ceiling. But […]
In experiments, bees processed into honey not only juices of food products, but also medicinal substances with an unpleasant taste and smell (quinine, mold, etc.). Bees are easily accustomed to the taste and smell of any medicine. To do this, add a tiny dose of drug substance to the sweet solution, and then gradually increase […]
It is often possible to learn from literary sources and from practitioners that when selecting the queens during the main honey crop, this is negatively indicated on the ability and productivity of the bees. I was convinced: the working capacity of bee colonies without queens is reduced, but not their productivity, i. e. amount of […]
All products during storage significantly lose their vitamin activity. To study the question of the duration of vitamins preservation in vitaminized honey, an experimental vitaminization of honey with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) was carried out in the chemical analytical laboratory of the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Vitamins, after which (for 6 months) the vitamin […]
Hornets are the largest wasps living in families. The common horn is 26-30 mm long, the head and the front half of the breast are yellow. The first two rings have a dark brown color and yellow strips, and the rest are yellow with brown spots. Hornets live in families that form overwintered fetuses. Each […]
Apples rinse, bake in the oven, rub through a sieve, mix with wheat flour, put in a greased and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Before serving, pour on honey. 500 g of apples, 1/2 cup of flour, a teaspoon of butter, a tablespoon of ground biscuits, 1/2 cup of […]
Postage of the queens by mail is made in special cells that have 2 compartments: one for bees and a uterus and the second for a smaller one – forage. The stern compartment of the cage is covered with a thin layer of wax before laying the feed into it, which protects the feed from […]