Honey bees during wintering use food that has been stored in the summer. They lost the ability to hibernate, which was with their ancestors. That is why these insects prepare a large amount of food to ensure the need for it for the whole year. Food bees – nectar and pollen of plants – are […]
The ancient homeland of our bees is southern Asia. There still live three other species of the same genus Arga. They are closely related to each other, although they are at different stages in the development of the social way of life. In search of previous stages of the development of the “language” of honey […]
Frame (bearing structure). If the pavilion is more than 4 m, then it is made of steel or wood. After loading, the nomadic pavilion should not protrude from the body of the car, therefore along the length it should be slightly less or equal to it. The walls . Most often made of wood, with […]
Getting large amounts of royal jelly is associated with some difficulties, as bees lay many queen cells only under certain conditions: either in a family with an old uterus, or in an orphaned family. To get milk, it is necessary to remove the uterus, only then the bees will lay the queen cells (sometimes several […]
To your bees collected a lot of honey, you need to bring them closer to the mead, as the beekeepers say: “Nose to the buckwheat…” July – the middle of the summer. Good honey harvest in this months is provided by linden, buckwheat, alfalfa, sunflower, clover. Beekeepers pre-equip each hive in such a way that […]
Shrikes are found in many species. The most common of them is the gray shrike shrimp (Lanius excubitor), 27 cm in length, destroying bees. The back of the male is ashen-gray, the shoulders and belly are white, the wings and tail are black on top. The female is less brightly colored. Red shrike, or roan […]
Drones begin to appear in front of the swarm at the end of April or in May, depending on a number of conditions: the strength of the family, the state of the weather, the presence of a bribe, the tightness of the nest, etc. At this time, families with old rams with bribes, honeycomb. Drones […]
The time of the spring exhibition of bees at will depends on their behavior and weather. In greenhouses, reserve bee colonies usually have extremely small stocks of Perga or do not have them at all. If you put these bees in early spring and do not equip them with perga, then the bees will begin […]
Tip 1 When forming the nests, the work is greatly facilitated by the legend on the framework. It is very convenient to mark them with colored plastic buttons with the corresponding letter designations. So, I frame the brood frame with red buttons (P), with a wax – blue (B), honey – yellow (M), control ones […]
Bezmatelnye families are rapidly weakened, their bees are poorly protected, and therefore easily subjected to attack and looting. Such families should be corrected as soon as possible. Observations show that in the early spring (soon after the exhibition), it is not necessary to force bees of even strong families to withdraw fistula. If there are […]