Popular signs of weather
Every beekeeper worries about what is expected in the coming winter, a spring or a long spring is coming, rainy or dry summer, etc. I want to share my observations with readers, who help to
Examination of bee colonies
When an adult bee or brood is killed in an apiary, infectious and invasive diseases are excluded by research. Sometimes pathogens of these diseases can be established, but their rare occurrence, and only in some
Collection of pollen collectors
Depending on the design, the pollen collectors are placed either from the outside before the tap, or inside the hive on the way to return the bees to the nest. To get into your hive,
Honey after maxillofacial surgery
After some operations, in particular maxillofacial, you have to apply a special diet, it should not only contain a sufficient number of calories for the patient, but also act beneficially on the course and healing
A birdhouse in the garden
Scientists estimated that a large titmole per day flies to the nest with food for chicks more than 350 times, and a gray flycatcher and some other small insectivorous birds – over 400. For 14-16
Mask from wrinkles
20 g grated in a stupa of pollen, 50 g of olive oil, 50 g of chopped clay – kaolin, 50 g of bee honey, knead to a mushy state, allow to stand for one
12-frame hive with a shop
A 12-frame Dada is also considered a vertical hive. The frame here is higher than in the multi-body, by 70 mm. Its size is 435×300 mm. The length and width of the hive are the
Fighting animal parasites
Seize my dog and the flea seal. And I’m glad to help poor animals, and I do not know how to deal with parasites. Let’s start with fleas. These are wingless insects, temporary ectoparasites (external)
Size of the apiary in the greenhouse
The number of bee colonies in the apiary is established on the basis of the maximum need of the economy for bee colonies for pollination of greenhouse crops. To do this, greenhouses in which cross-pollinated
Successful wintering of bees
For ten years I have been engaged in beekeeping, and the magazine began to read even earlier. Many tips and recommendations, drawn from the articles, immediately tried to use in their practice, but, not having