Against the swarming of the bees, I use a 8 mm thick plywood box made by me. In its front wall a 100×10 mm chute is made. To it, on two bolts, a 200X120X25 mm adapter tube is made, made of galvanized sheet 1. A large number of holes with a diameter of 3 mm […]
The increase in wax productivity is very important, and for many apiaries of Ukraine – the main link in their work. In order to achieve an increase in the yield of wax in the apiary, that is, an increase in the productivity of bee colonies by wax, it is necessary: 1. create for bee families […]
To bee families were strong, productive and less swarmed, on advanced apiaries it is customary to change up to half of the queens annually. They change not only the old queens, but also the queens of bee colonies that are prone to swarming or who do not possess economic-useful traits, as well as those hatched […]
-the most highly productive -The most economical -the most convenient in operation General characteristics of the hive “Alpine” is a multi-hull hive, in contrast to similar traditional structures, it has one tap, no separation grid and no ventilation openings. Despite some external similarity with the four-hull, it is a fundamentally new design. An empty dry […]
The first spring inspection does not give the beekeeper detailed and accurate information about each bee family. Such information can only give the most thorough examination of the bee nest, or the so-called main spring audit. To make such an audit, it takes 5-10 minutes, and sometimes a little more to keep the hives open. […]
Usually beekeepers aspire to winter to provide bee colonies with the necessary amount of food. In late February, brood appears. If there are no pergas in the nests, then there is very little of it. The family is weakening, it often dies. I had such an incident in the apiary. In the spring, after flying […]
Rowan honey of reddish color, with strong aroma and good taste qualities. Bees make this honey from the nectar of a flowering mountain ash, widely found in our country. From a hectare of blossoming mountain ash, bees prepare 40 kg of honey.
800 g of apples, 1 l of water, 200 g of honey, 10 g of brewer’s yeast, 20 g of black dry bread (depending on the amount of vinegar, double or triple amounts of the ingredients listed above can be used). Apples are washed, we remove the rotten or wormy parts, then crush or rub […]
In addition to nectar, which is allocated by flowering and non-flowered nectaries, bees, under certain conditions, collect and carry in the hives a sweet liquid appearing on the leaves of certain plant species. Sometimes isolated her small insects (aphids, leaf-blocks and chervets), parasites on plants, and sometimes themselves Plants without the participation of insects. In […]
Honey (500 g) boil well, remove from heat, add to it 250 g of flour, 20 g of lard, knead a homogeneous mass and put in a warm place for 2-3 hours. 250 g of flour to sift on a board, mix with 120 g of powdered sugar, 3 egg yolks, knead dough and combine […]