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