Search for food by bees

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 […]

Golden Bee-eater

Golden mulberry, or icteric, goldfish (Merops apiaster P.), is a small insectivorous bird flying in flocks. Arriving in packs on apiaries or in the places of flight of bees, the beetles destroy large numbers of bees-pickers, tearing or greatly reducing honey collectors. Beefs also destroy a mass of bumblebees, which cause great harm to the […]

Apiary in August

At present, in Ukraine, the nectariferous base is poor. In a number of areas, honey is not significant or even completely ceases. After flowering of nectariferous plants, families prepare for wintering, and the bees have an instinct of saving (preserving) the feed, in particular they expel drones, which are no longer needed in families where […]

Wintering on the will in the huts in the sun loungers in pairs

Many consider the climate of the Arkhangelsk region unfavorable for the wintering of bees at will. But a villager, an amateur beekeeper thinks differently. Over the past ten years he had to experience different wintering options. As a result, some experience has accumulated, which he shared. Insufficiently amplified in the autumn layers are on each […]

Wind turbine in-house

Fig. 1. Two-bladed wind power unit: 1 – windmill; 2 – reducer; 3 – generator; 4 – support; 5 – tail; 6 – post; 7 – extensions; 8 – the lever. Correctly made windy unit at good service works 5-7 years without special expenses. It generates electric energy sufficient to illuminate two or three small […]

The first spring works in the apiary

Tasks of the spring care for bees. The life of all plants and animals is inseparably linked with the conditions of the external environment in which they live. The life and development of bee colonies depends most closely on the conditions of nutrition and climate. Therefore, the methods of keeping bees and caring for them […]

Hibernation of bees

Properly organized bee hibernation is one of the most important tasks in beekeeping. A good winter is considered to be a wintering, in which not only there is no escape of bee colonies or corn kernels; with spare uterus, but also there is no significant weakening of families. Weakening of families as a result of […]

Honey cookies

Foods for preparation: 350 g of flour, 100 g of sugar, 150 g of natural honey, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 50 grams of ground walnut kernel, ground cinnamon. Egg with sugar to mix white, add honey, ground cinnamon, baking soda, pour flour to this mass and mix with a wooden spoon for 8-10 […]

Soy flour replaces penguin

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 […]

Cottage cheese casserole with honey sauce

Recipe 1 In the soft cheese rubbed through a sieve add salt, vanillin, eggs, butter, mix everything. Add the grated carrot on a large grater, mix. Put the mixture on a greased form, bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. To prepare the honey sauce for the casserole: rinse raisins with cold water, bring to […]