Every living organism exists in changing environmental conditions and is able to adapt to these conditions. The existence of an organism without its interaction with the external environment is impossible. A living organism is capable of perceiving the external influences of the environment and reacting to them, in other words, it has the property of […]
Under identical conditions of maintenance on each apiary, bee colonies differ in speed of development and productivity. This indicates the lack of breeding work with bees. Praise is deserved only by that beekeeper, in the economy of which the indices of each family’s honey collection differ little from the highest. With the systematic improvement of […]
In the magazine was published the article “Proven method of replanting.” The author received many letters with a request to clarify – how to organize active ventilation of the bee nest and cells with the inserted uterus during the night. At the request of readers, the author of the article sent additional material that will […]
The foulbrood. The term “foulbrood” refers to the infectious diseases of the brood of the bee family, accompanied by rotting in different stages of development. Diseases of all three bee colonies are affected, and the disease begins to develop in the larvae’s interior, which eventually turns into putrefactive mass. The color, smell and viscidity of […]
Change the size of the hole of the upper tap with the help of various attachments: cork, ventilation mesh, grill for the passage of bees, etc. This is inconvenient and takes a lot of time. I decided to make a universal flight barrier. From sheet aluminum cut out a rectangular plate, in a vice bent […]
The basis for the “training” of bees is the teaching of IP Pavlov on the influence of the food stimulus on the physiological reactions of animals, that is, on the creation of a corresponding conditioned reflex. Reflex is the body’s response to irritation. Agronomists have been observed that, despite the large amount of nectar in […]
The beekeeper is an ancient profession. First, in very remote times, hunting for honey was, like hunting for the beast. People went into the woods, found hollows with bees, ruined them, broke out the honeycombs and carried them home. This occupation required the ability to observe, caution, experience and, like all hunting, courage. It is […]
Of all the berries, chokeberry contains most of all ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Perhaps this explains the recent statement about the cautious attitude to the aronia of patients on hypertension, angina and other diseases. The matter is that doctors more and more often began to observe side reactions, which contribute to the excessive use of […]
Fig. 1.1 – a tube with a thread; 2 – threaded fitting; 3 – thread for the plug; 4 – thread for fixing in the lid; 5 – cap; 6 – cover of the gusjatnitsy. Fig. 2.1 – a plate; 2 – stand; 3 – a smoldering tree; 4 – plate; 5 – metal mesh; […]
The butterfly “dead head” (Acherontia atropos L., fig.37) received this name because it has a skull pattern with bones on its back. It is found in the south. It is a large butterfly 50 mm long and in wingspan 120-140 mm, it flies in the evenings and at night. At night, it penetrates the hive […]