How to catch a swarm

If in the beehive from the beehive in the presence of the beekeeper, he began to remove the swarm, that is, the opportunity to quickly catch it, without waiting for him to be planted on the top of the tree. You can do this as follows. Take the plastic bag. As soon as you notice […]

Honey in cosmetics

Honey with its unique biological activity has become an indispensable component of many cosmetic preparations manufactured by industry. It is used more and more in the production of cosmetic creams, masks, lipstick, shampoos, toilet soap, toothpaste, etc. Folk medicine offers many interesting recipes for the preparation of cosmetic masks, creams, lotions for facial skin, hands, […]

Medovik without honey

Dough: 1 kg of flour, 400 g of sugar, 4 eggs, 200 g of margarine, 2 cups of coffee, 2-3 tbsp. spoons of milk, 30 g of yeast, 1 teaspoon of soda, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 1/2 lemon peel, 150 grams of opés, 100 g of raisins, 100 g of candied fruits or jam […]

Home barometer

It will rain tomorrow or not – a question for a gardener or gardener is not idle. Know this is necessary in order not to water in vain. Extra water plants do not need anything. The barometer is not for everyone, and you will listen to the weather forecast, then you will get into trouble […]

Bicycle and lift

Bicycle carriage – lift. Often, the location of the apiary does not allow it to approach it on a truck fairly close, and it is not easy to transport multi-hull beams for a relatively large distance by a hand cart. It is much faster and easier to do this with the help of a bicycle-lift […]

Hematogenous (blood) honey

To create honey, which would include blood, means to get a new food product with a very complex and valuable chemical composition. To accomplish this task, the experimental animals were introduced into the apiary, which became donors, and their blood in the form of artificial sweet nectar was poured over the feeding troughs for the […]

If there is a swarm

For catching swarms I use a graft. I make it like this. I take two thin boards in size 20X60 cm, I make up a rooftop and upholster with an old pre-polished canvas. Then either rub it with melissa, or tie the branch of this plant. To a wooden cola 2 m long I tie […]

Treatment with oxalic acid

Reports on the use of oxalic acid vapors in varroatosis caused the response of beekeepers. They offer their devices and devices as evaporators. Many proposals deserve attention, and some are not without serious shortcomings. The idea of ​​processing bees in pairs of oxalic acid appeared long ago and was tempting with its simplicity and speed […]

Honey cake

Combine the eggs with a slightly warmed butter, add salt, fill gradually with flour and mix everything until a homogeneous mass is formed (the dough should be of medium density). On the flour-poured table, swing the dough with a strand 4-5 cm thick, cut the same pieces 1-1.5 cm thick and immediately fry in a […]

Salt toxicosis of bees

Salt toxicosis is an infectious disease of bees, resulting from eating more or less significant amounts of table salt. Causes of the disease. Salt toxicosis develops when large amounts of mineral salts enter the body of bees with food or water. This is observed when feeding bees with sugars of sugar with an admixture of […]