Use of pollen by bees

From the bees’ updates, a stock of food is formed – pergu, which after compaction and processing in the cubicles of honeycombs is a dough-like mass. Perga can be kept for a long time and

Far Eastern bee breed

Some beekeepers do not consider them a separate breed, but refer to the intra-breed type, which was formed as a result of crossing in the natural environment of the Central Russian and Ukrainian gray bees

Moving an apiary to the honey-combs

Our country is very rich in melliferous plants. They conceal huge reserves of nectar. Hundreds of thousands of tons of this healing liquid gold are poured over flowering meadows, fields and forests. But they grow

Feed for winter stock

In September, bee colonies are still preparing food, so now sugar syrup should be fed only for the night, after inspecting the bees in the morning or in the evening. Weak families (layers) should not

Swarming of the bees in the apiary

After the change of overwintered bees to young, the number of births increases rapidly. In the bee family, which reached 7-9 frames of brood, the mass of bees increases every day. Even the maximum egg

Methods of orienting bees

We are facing a large beekeeping pavilion. Twenty bee colonies are located nearby, and all hives look exactly alike. Thousands of worker bees are fleeing for a bribe; with the rapidity of arrows, buzzing, they

Gurian pilaf with honey sauce

Rinse the rice in salted boiling water and cook until the rice becomes soft, and the inside will still retain some elasticity. Discard the sieve and cool with cold water. In a deep saucepan melt

Bees in medicine

Honey for children The products of bees are harmless and, in comparison with synthetic preparations, are slower and softer. Thanks to the natural synchronous interaction with our body, they have a stable positive impact on

Providing bees with water

Bees eat liquid food, and the water available in honey completely satisfies their need, until they perform no work (in autumn, in winter). However, during the growing of larvae, the need for water increases. If

Bees drink water

Many, of course, saw the bees drinking water at the wells, near the springs, on the warmers by the rivers and ponds. Especially a lot of them are at the watering place in the spring