The elder in the fight against varroatosis

To combat varroatosis, bees use chemical agents: formic acid, thymol, felboks, phenothiazine, varrobraulin, “CASS-81”, varroatin, oxalic and lactic acid. None of these drugs can not kill all the mites in the hive, some of them remain and multiply, and so from year to year. Fans go from using one drug to another, they are looking […]

Getting honey in winter

Bees usually “work” only in the spring and summer, and fall and winter “rest”, feeding on winter fodder stocks left by the beekeeper. We decided to check whether bees will take artificial nectar in winter, in hothouse conditions. Experiments were carried out which showed that in the greenhouse at an air temperature of +21 њ […]

Schemes of pollen catchers

Receiving pollen from plants or pergs from honeycombs is a very laborious process. You can get the pollen already collected by bees, by selecting their updates from the tap when returning to the hive. Practical implementation of this selection of updates was possible only after careful observation of the behavior of the bees, which were […]

Ascosferosis of bees

Ascosferosis (pericystomycosis, pericystosis, calcareous brood) is an infectious disease of bee colonies, causing the death of adult drone and bee larvae, their drying into white, like chalk, lumps. The causative agent is Ascosphaera apis (a synonym for Pericystis apis) – a marsupial fungus from the family of ascospheric, with sexual dimorphism. Forms spherical sporocysts, or […]

Medovik with spices

200 g of honey, 800 g of flour, 200 g of sugar, 7 eggs, 150 g of crushed opeks, 100 g of candied fruits, 250 g of raisins, 1 teaspoon of crushed cinnamon, cloves, soda, 100 g of forest resources. Sweets: 250 g of sugar, ½ cup of water, 1 tbsp. spoon of vinegar, 30 […]

Decoctions and infusions of medicinal herbs with honey

Aloe. 1. Grind 150 grams of scarlet leaves (cut edges with spines), pour 300 g of hot honey (60 њ C) and insist throughout the day. After that, heat, strain and consume 5-10 g before meals as a laxative. 2. With tuberculosis: pork smalets, butter, honey, cocoa powder (take an equal amount of 100 parts) […]

How to cut foam

Good sound insulation properties are foam plastic OPBS-35, which is available. When using it, it is convenient to cut through the thickness into two plates of 49.5 mm; three for 32.5 mm; on four and five plates accordingly on 24 and 19 mm. It is not difficult to do this with a simple device that […]

Honey buns

Necessary products: 400 g of wheat flour, 1 egg yolk, 20 g of yeast, 1 tbsp. l. butter, 4 tbsp. l. honey, 50 ml of cognac, 30 g of raisins, 100 g of poppy, 2 tbsp. l. olive oil. 400 g of wheat flour, 1 egg yolk, 20 g of yeast, 1 tbsp. l. butter, […]

A bit of a bee ant

European nondescript (mutilla, bee ant, Mutilla. Europaea) is an insect related to ants, 12-14 mm in length. A female without wings, the breast is red, the abdomen is ovate, dark blue, belted with yellow bands, has a large long stinger, which is used both for protection and as an ovipositor. He puts eggs in the […]

Apple pie with honey

Apple to wash and bake in the oven. Wipe through a sieve, add water, flour, well knead. Put it in a greased form, sprinkle it with crushed breadcrumbs and bake in an oven or oven. After 25-30 minutes the apple is ready. When serving on the table, each portion should be watered with honey (use […]