Cell storage problems

I solved this problem in the following way: from the wooden racks I made a skeleton for the sotohranilischa and cast it on the outside with iron. The storage consists of three sections of 500X450X1600 mm size, which are equipped with doors for convenience. Frames I strengthen on wooden bars in five rows. In each […]

Combating wax moths by popular methods

Salt The wax moth, if not taken, can destroy the entire cellular stock. So, after you have pumped out the honey and released a significant number of honeycombs, dry them. Take a conventional sprayer OPS-5, which our industry produces to combat pests, in particular the Colorado beetle, fill it with a saturated solution of salt […]

Wax moth how to fight it

Wax moths (large and small) are dangerous pests of bees. With a severe defeat of the bee nests, the development of families is delayed, the brood death is noted. Moth cells and wax raw materials are significantly damaged in factories and procurement centers. Their larvae, feeding on wax, destroy the honeycomb, making passages in them. […]

The fight against the wax moth in the soviet storage

To not then fight the wax moth, it is necessary not to create conditions for its development. To a large extent, its appearance contributes to moisture and lack of ventilation. At me frames at any time of year are stored in two sotohranilischah, which are in a well ventilated room. The length of each repository […]

How to protect honeycombs from wax moths

In winter, all honeycomb frames are placed in a warm room with a temperature of 20-24 њ C, I clean the bars of wax. At the same time, I partially destroy the eggs of the wax moth. After two or three days I take the frame from the room to the street, when the temperature […]

Save cells

At the apiary at the end of the productive season, a significant number of nesting and shopping honeycombs free from use in families are collected. After collecting the nests for wintering, it is advisable to divide these honeycombs into suitable for further use and those that need to be processed to produce wax raw materials. […]