Many, of course, saw the bees drinking water at the wells, near the springs, on the warmers by the rivers and ponds. Especially a lot of them are at the watering place in the spring

Working bees are females, but in the process of development these insects lost their ability to reproduce. They ceased to operate the reproductive system, although in the distant past, like all females, they laid eggs,

Honey bees are the inhabitants of the forest. The forest for them is a native element, both for birds and animals. From early spring until late autumn, he gives them food. Trees protect them from

Bees are angry and all the sharp movements are running along the apiary, brushing off the approaching insect, nervous behavior. Obviously, in this they perceive a threat. By the way, the eyes of the bees

The beekeeper is an ancient profession. First, in very remote times, hunting for honey was, like hunting for the beast. People went into the woods, found hollows with bees, ruined them, broke out the honeycombs

If you need to withdraw a lot of queens, use a special inoculum. This is the same nesting frame with two reinforced bars in it. Horizontally located bars divide the frame into 3 equal parts.

After the family has grown, strengthened, renewed the nest, filled it with brood and fodder, that is, created conditions for its well-being and prosperity, all its concerns are directed towards the creation of a new

To control the course of the honey, one hive must be put on the scale. Daily weighing of this control hive will show how much its weight was added or, conversely, how much honey the

The family from which the swarm came out is capable of forming another one or even two. After all, in the nest remained queen cells with growing larvae. The new uterus also strives to become

For beekeeping are of exceptional value and field crops, especially buckwheat and sunflower. A buckwheat field is a white ocean of inflorescences. And above it a thick honey smell. More than a month this valuable

And then, finally, the day comes when bees after a long winter can come to freedom. All winter they stayed in the hives, fleeing from the cold. All the long winter they patiently waited for

For honey bees, as we have already said, the strict distribution of work among family members is characteristic. This creates order in the family, ensures rapid performance of all kinds of work. The “professional specialization”

On a summer clear day, bees can be watched with unflagging interest from morning till night, without departing from the hive. Look at how hard they work on flowers, collecting food, how they hurriedly leave

During the honey harvest the bees worked for a whole day: in the afternoon they collected nectar, at night they cooked honey from it. This hard work undermined their strength. Many perished, and the survivors

With each passing day new honey plants grow. Bees find more and more nectar for themselves. Tens of thousands of them are busy at this time pollen extraction. In the nest appear oblong-oval lumps of