Straw mats – warming the hive

Hive straw mats.
To ensure the best wintering conditions for bees in the described hive, the side walls of the nest are insulated with straw mats, while excluding the use of soft fibreboards or other insulating materials. Maty w części …

Nest frames and overhead hive frames

Nest frames and overhead hive frames.
As it results from the conducted research, frames of spruce wood should not be made. Pine wood is well suited for the frames, o ile nie ma zbyt dużej zawartości żywicy i nie jest …

Folding hive stand

Folding hive stand. The rack has a simple structure, is cheap, strong, easy to set up and takes up little space when folded. When placed on a soft ground, it evenly enters the soil and does not tilt the hive. Performance Notes …

Roof and top insulation of the hive

Roof and top insulation of the hive.

The roof telescopically overlaps the nest part of the hive or the extension. Tolerance is approx. 2 mm. Covering the canopy with a sheet is necessary when using itinerant economy, gdyż inne materiały mogą ulec szybkiemu zniszczeniu przy ustawianiu uli jeden …

Extension of the hive

Extension of the hive

extension of the hiveThe top section has the shape of a cuboid with a square base with external dimensions 477 x 477 and internal (utilities) 375 x 375 and height 162.
Performance Notes (collected according to the points consistent with the numbers of the elements of the upper box on 10 frames 360 x …

The nest of the hive

The nest of the hive.
During use, the nest is subject to frequent dampness and drying, therefore the wood used for its construction should have an intermediate moisture content. Such selection of wood will minimize its swelling and shrinkage in changing humidity conditions. W praktyce osiąga się to …

Building a hive

Building a hive.
The hive is a room that protects the bee colony against adverse weather conditions, from pests and enemies. The hive also allows for beauty treatments, conducive to obtaining the expected benefits from the care of bees. There are many types of hives – każdy …

Satisfied and wax

Satisfied
an aqueous solution of honey, for stimulating feeding of bees. S. rare -1 part of the honey on 1 part of the water, dense – 2:1.

Wax
discharge from the wax glands of worker bees, służy pszczołom do budowania plastrów i mateczników oraz do zasklepiania plastrów z miodem …

Drip down and syrup

Fall down
natural raw material, plant sap excreted by aphids and worms, enriched with polysaccharides (m.in. melezitosis), falling on the leaves and branches of trees, most often found on fir, spruce, pita, clone, sycamore, larch and plum. Honeydew is collected by bees only in warm conditions, …

Bread and pollen

Propolis
natural raw material, pollen preserved with honey or nectar and bee saliva and deposited into the cells of the honeycomb. It is mainly eaten by worker bees that produce royal jelly (the so-called. nurses), and minimally wax-producing bees (the so-called. waxers).

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