The bee under the tip of the abdomen has a special protective device with a very complex structure: glands for making poison, a reservoir (bubble) for the accumulation of poison and a sting for insertion into the body of the “enemy”. To sting, the bee clamps the abdomen and releases the sting. The reduction of […]
Many beekeepers are interested in how long a bee swarm can be. I’ll tell you about one of my practices. In the beginning of July in the evening a shepherd came to me and informed me that about ten kilometers from my apiary a swarm was brought to the bush. The day was overcast, there […]
Bee families in many cases feel a lack of protein feed – pollen. For example, in early spring, there often does not occur flowering plants in nature, or plants bloom at a time when unfavorable weather prevents the bees from flying out of the hives and the stocks of pengu in the nests quickly run […]
It is considered that the microclimate of greenhouses has a negative effect on bees. In order to weaken the influence of the greenhouse microclimate on bees, special rooms for hives were set up, and casings were used. Even different designs of hothouse hives have been proposed. To convince colleagues of the futility of further searches […]
The wintering of bees is divided into two periods: the first – rest, which lasts until the appearance of brood (mid-February – early March); the second – the pre-spring, to the setting of bees from the winter hut or their flight. It should be remembered that with the approach of the end of winter, the […]
The worker-bee has a complex pectoral apparatus that is under the last abdominal ring. This device consists of so-called sled, two stylet, three pairs of chitinous plates (oblong, triangular, square) and two poisonous glands (large and small). The stylet is a thin needle-like chitin wand with 10 notches at the end. When stung, the stylet […]
The French scientist Allen Cayas recommends several recipes of medicinal preparations with flower pollen, which are entirely available for cooking at home. Recipe 1 Dilute in water (800 g) 50 g of pollen and 180 g of honey and leave the mixture for several days at a temperature of 20 њ C for fermentation. Drink […]
In terms of productivity, the proposed hand scoop for extracting soil from rectangular wells, wells, sediment from wells, etc., of course, is inferior to mechanized, but where mechanisms can not be used, my device has several advantages. They can extract soil from narrow pits, which you can not do with a shovel, expanding the “front”. […]
Put sugar, honey, butter, salt in the saucepan, mix everything to a homogeneous mass, add eggs, cinnamon, flour mixed with soda, knead well and combine with raisins, cherries, chopped nuts, candied fruits, lemon zest and finely chopped ( without seeds) lemon. Put the dough in a mold, oiled and densely sprinkled with crushed breadcrumbs (for […]
Aspergillosis (stone brood) is an infectious disease of bee colonies, causing the death and drying of the brood and adult bees. Aspergillosis is dangerous for humans and pets. The development of the disease contributes to high humidity in the area where the apiary is located, abundant pollen gathering and rainy summer. The causative agent is […]