Mental abilities of bees

This section will be brief, since it is not worth much to say that little is known. But something to say is still necessary. Having learned about the clever arrangement of honeycombs or about the ability of bees to yield to training, about their dances and their use of the heavenly compass, and also about […]

Honey baths

Honey, which is added to different baths very favorably affects the skin of the body and face, enhances the effect of other components. The skin after such baths becomes soft, silky. The water temperature in the bathroom should be 37-37.5 њ C. The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes. Honey and other ingredients are […]

Pavilions in the attic

In the attic of the country house I equipped a warmed pavilion with an area of ​​6 m2, in which I keep four families of bees. Hives are multi-hull, each consists of two nesting and two honey hulls. Doña are equipped with retractable metal pallets, above which are mesh subframes. The cases are mounted on […]

Simple well pump

1 – racks; 2 – cuffs; 3 – wheel: 4 – chain; 6 – frame; 7 – pipe; 8 – the drive handle. I am sending a draft and a description of the simplest and reliable pump that almost everyone can produce, although once in a lifetime the hammer was in its hands. To do […]

Influence of various conditions on the development of bee species

For normal development of bee species, the temperature in the hive is 34-35 њ. At a lower temperature, brood development slows down sometimes enough that 18 days are required for the exit of the uterus, bees for 23 days and drone for 26 days, and sometimes more. This happens in weak families, as well as […]

Making a hive “Boa&quot

The lining of the hive lid should be made of boards, whose height is 8 cm, and the width is 2 cm. In addition, such a lid should have an air cushion, the thickness of which is 3 cm, which should be made of plywood or plate. The weight of the lid is 2 kg. […]

Honey ware storage

Keep honey recommended in a dry, well ventilated place at a temperature of 5 to 10 C. Experiments have shown that, with considerable air humidity, the weight of honey increases by the amount absorbed by it from the air. Honey has a high hygroscopicity, therefore absorbs a lot of moisture and can sour. When viewing […]

Labeling on the bee-hive

The application of labels to the bee is made in order to distinguish between the uterus by origin, individual lines and age. You can label the uterus in many ways. For this, multi-colored uterus is used. These labels are glued with glue on the dorsal shield, yellow and red. The color of these marks is […]

Burdock honey

The mulberry honey has a sharp spicy smell, it is dark olive-colored, very viscous. This honey bees are collected from small dark pink flowers of burdock and burdock. From a hectare of a blooming mug, bees collect an average of 600 kg of light yellow, fragrant, delicious honey.

Wild honey bees

Such bees are not spoiled by human help, they stoically suffer frost (they can survive -50!), They are seldom sick, and also have remarkable anger and efficiency. Judge for yourself. The family of wild bees collects up to 12 kg of honey per season. It’s not very much, but the bee only works 3 weeks […]