There are many cases in life when it is necessary to determine the horizontal position. Typically, this is done with a level gauge (level). If it does not, you can use two glass tubes connected by a hose. He poured water, the level of which should be visible in the tubes. This device is even […]
There are many different methods of fixing the wax on the frame. Unfortunately, many of them require significant technical facilities, and sometimes simply unreliable. In our village, amateur beekeepers, having 29-30 hives each, have long used the simplest wooden rule for this purpose. Using the heat generated by friction for easy movement of the flat […]
I am interested in the history of beekeeping, I purchased the book “Proceedings of the Free Economic Society for the Promotion of Agriculture and House-Building in Russia,” published in 1775. Attention was drawn to the chapters relating to beekeeping, in particular the calendar of works. Considering its content is not uninteresting for modern beekeepers. They […]
To produce a small number of queens, the beekeeper, who has little experience in this direction, can use a very simple method. From a strong and productive family, the uterus and the open brood are removed for a while. It is temporarily placed in a small batch, which is produced in the process of the […]
The newly constructed cell of the nest frames has a white or light yellow color. As the number of generations of larvae grows in cells in cells, the cells gradually grow old. Its color becomes light brown, dark brown, and, finally, almost black. The weight of the honeycomb increases from 140 … 150 to 300 […]
1 – the bicycle wheel, 2 – the wheel mounting elements, 3 – the handle, 4 – the bolt for adjustment, 5 – the crossbar, 6 – the lock nut, 7 – the welded nut, 8 – the pipe that supports the seat, 9 – the seat resistance, 10 – the welded nut, 11 – […]
Needles are a valuable vitamin concentrate. According to the content of vitamin C, needles are 10 times more active than potatoes and 4 times lemon. In addition, many vitamins A (carotene) and K. are abundant in the needles. The abundance of coniferous trees (pine, spruce, fir) and the ease of preparation of conifers with a […]
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 mm size, which are equipped with doors for convenience. Frames I strengthen on wooden bars in five rows. In each […]
Honey bees, like ants, bumblebees and wasps, refer to “socially” living insects. They live in large families and have a number of biological characteristics. Usually the family of bees consists of one uterus, several tens of thousands of worker bees and several hundred drones. In families that are in a happy state, drones are only […]
When feeding bees to sugar syrup, they process it, fold it into honeycomb cells and seal with wax lids, while bees wear heavily. To avoid this and provide the bee family with food, they prepare an artificial feed, which in composition corresponds to the feed obtained after bees processing sugar syrup. When preparing artificial feed […]