Early flight of bees
In spring, the main event in the apiary is the flight of bees, with which the entire work of beekeepers is connected. The apiary, which wintered in the room, is exposed to the points cleared
Quadruple nucleus
For the preservation of fetal queens during the season, I made from two-millimeter boards a two-walled insulated four-place nucleus hive. Inside it is divided by plywood partitions into eight compartments. Each includes two frames without
Procurement of protein feed
Natural food for bees and their brood are honey and pepper. The issues of harvesting, quality control and storage of honey reserves are developed in detail, which can not be said about perge. At the
Flower Pollen and Perga
Each plant has pollen grains of a certain shape (spherical, triangular, polyhedral), different in color (from white to dark brown), a size that in different plants is 0.01 to 0.05 mm in diameter. Plants form
Rearrangement of buildings in places in multi-hulls
The work is carried out, during the flowering of the willow. Do it in the evening, so as not to interfere with the bees. When the heat becomes and the upper body is filled with
Care of bees in greenhouses
Bees, depending on their breed, when examining the nest react differently. Southern bees are very peaceful. Nests can be examined without a facial mesh, and sometimes even without smoke. Central Russian bees are covetous, and
Catching stray swarms
A large number of people are engaged in catching stray swarms. With this method, you can significantly expand your apiary. To catch is necessary to make traps, the structure of which can be very different,
Association of bee colonies
The method of combining bee families described in the literature consists in the gradual rapprochement (0.5 m per day) of hives. If these families are at different ends of the apiary, this will require a
Bees under the ground
One day in early August, in the field on a tractor mill, the machine operators noticed the years of bees, called me, and I was surprised at this unusual choice of place for a home.
Biology of the bee family
All bee diseases can be divided into two categories: 1) diseases of adult bees and 2) diseases of brood. Adult bees can get sick at any time of year under unfavorable conditions. Diseases of broods
The composition of the fodder balance of the apiary
The work on the composition of the feed balance of apiaries is carried out in the following order: 1) take into account the species composition of the major honey plants, growing in the area of
Family of bees
A nature lover has two possibilities to start acquaintance with bees: walking on a warm spring or summer day through a flowering garden or a fragrant meadow, he will see bees energetically working on flowers;
Hand trolley
Today it is not easy to buy the necessary materials, parts, spare parts for the units. Many gardeners and gardeners to facilitate their work make adaptations, taking as a basis proposed by the readers of
Gregarinosis of bees
Gegarinosis is an invasive disease of bee colonies, which causes an intestinal disorder. The disease is poorly understood. The causative agent of the disease is the Greek animal – the protozoa (Protozoa), from the class
Device of the hive for the pavilion
It is now generally accepted that the vertical arrangement of the hives is more in keeping with the natural habitat of the bees – the hollow. The desire of bees to develop a nest in