Preparing bees for winter

BeePreparing bees for winter.
This period of work consists in adjusting the number of frames to the strength of the family and replenishing the stock. Precise determination of the number of frames, especially for beginner beekeepers, it is quite difficult and differently interpreted. Ogólnie można …

Multiplying the number of apiary families

apiaryThe multiplication of the number of families in small apiaries is most often done by creating the so-called. dumps during the benefit period, i.e.. from approx. 20 June. For this purpose, from strongly developing families, e.g.. 2…3 ramki …

Rejuvenation of mothers in an apiary

Rejuvenation of dams in an apiary can be achieved by purchasing dams from a breeder, the use of swarm queens, or educating them on their own. At least in the initial period of beekeeping, it is advisable to acquire inseminated queens – dodawanie nie unasienionych …

Taking the bees to another area

Taking the bees to another area, in order to increase the fertility in small apiaries, is rarely used, but often justified. Bees must be transported at night, in a hive with a capacity adapted to the strength of the family, co pozwoli pszczołom na …

Honey extractor

uncapperThe honey extractor is usually centrifuged indoors. Before putting the slices into the honey extractor, remove the capping with an uncapping fork or a knife warmed in a vessel with hot water. When centrifuging honey, rotate the centrifuge drum slowly at first, …

Work with bees during the summer

Working with bees during the summer is mainly associated with honey and swarming bees. In areas where there is no fertility for bees, it is sometimes justified to take the apiary to a more favorable location. Old mothers should also be replaced
and defective …

Stimulating feeding and nest expansion

BeeFurther care is taken during the flowering of the gooseberries. It is then possible to use stimulant feeding, activating bees for increased reproduction (giving carbohydrate foods, protein) and enlarge the nests by inserting ready-made light brown slices, suitable for red. Dodawanie ramek musi być jednak …

Spring work with bees

Spring is a period of development and the entire care effort should be conducive to bringing the colonies to the required number of bees soon.. Correctly wintered bees do not require early intervention. The main inspection should in principle be carried out after the bees have flown several times. Nie należy jednak …

Principles of bee breeding

beekeeper costumeTo the general rules, which every bee breeder should follow, can include the following:
– before starting work with bees, it is necessary to protect the body with protective clothing and prepare the necessary tools and equipment;

– rozbieranie gniazda należy w zasadzie wykonywać przy temperaturze …

The phenomenon of bee hostility

bee fightWhen creating new families, collecting bees from several hives, family reunification and in all circumstances, when bees from several units mix, you have to take into account the phenomenon of hostility of bees. Po spotkaniu w ulu lub w innym pomieszczeniu pszczół …