Wintering at will in the nucleus
To save spare queens in winter, I made a nucleus for a quarter of the standard frame. Its internal dimensions are 410X180X XI60 mm. The thickness of the walls is 25, the height of the
Barberry honey
Barberry honey is golden yellow, fragrant and delicate. Its bees are vigorously processed from the nectar of the flowers of the berry barberry common (shrub height 3 m), which grows in the western, middle and
Homemade noodles with honey sauce
Boil the noodles in salted water, discarded in a colander. Put in a thick-walled pan, add a piece of butter or margarine and, continuously stirring, warm. A tablespoon of honey to dissolve in milk (1/3
Melanosis of bees
Melanosis is an infectious disease of the uterus, accompanied by the cessation of egg laying, the formation of a fecal plug and the blackening of the ovaries. The causative agent of the disease – Melanosella
Meleoz bees
Meleosis is an invasive disease caused by the parasitization of the larvae of Meloe beetles on the body of bees. The disease is usually short-lived, manifested by the excitement, anxiety of the bees and the
Therapeutic properties of honey
The main part of honey – glucose is widely used in medicine for the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, hypertension, bleeding (especially gastric), peptic ulcer of various infectious diseases, sepsis. This is the
Feed in a hive
If the season has developed unsuccessfully and the bees do not even stock up their food for the winter, they have to feed sugar syrup. However, it is better to give them honey. Experienced beekeepers
Quality honeycombs
To always have quality honeycombs at hand, I use the building capabilities of bees. Since the flowering gardens in each family I place first one frame with a honeycomb, and with the growth of the
Multiple Nucleus Hive
Usually, the nucleus hive has 2-4 compartments, while one wall is connected to each wall of the hive. A multi-site nucleus hive (MNU) is a hive that has 2 or more flocks on each side.
Cotton honey
Cotton honey is light and only after crystallization it becomes white, has a peculiar aroma and delicate taste. It usually crystallizes rapidly and then becomes almost white and fine-grained. Cotton honey contains 36.19% of glucose
Autumn revision of bees and replenishment of feed stocks
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
Calculation of gross and commercial output of wax
It is necessary to keep records of not only the total amount of wax in the whole apiary, but also take into account the productivity per wax of each family. At the same time, it
Cell storage problems
I solved this problem in the following way: from the wooden racks I made a skeleton for the sotohranilischa and cast it on the outside with iron. The storage consists of three sections of 500X450X1600
Recipes of honey masks for the face with dry skin
Recipe 1 For dry and normal skin, an effective mask of 100 g of honey mixed with the juice of one lemon is applied in a thin layer and left for 5-10 minutes. Rinse off
Honey juices from medicinal berries and plants
Barberry juice. The alkaloid serotonin, which is contained in barberry juice, will play an important role in the activity of the central nervous system: it positively affects the emotional state of a person, regulates body