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How to raise bees well? How to raise bees in a beehive?

Beekeeping requires skills. Although Chinese beekeeping is easier, it still requires basic skills. We must know when to focus on bee breeding, when to add honeycombs, when to raise queens, how to feed when there is a lack of honey and pollen, etc.

Beekeeping is neither difficult nor easy. Only by understanding the basic operating techniques and improving through exploration and summary can we really raise bees well . Although it is relatively easy to raise Chinese bees, they have the characteristic of loving to run away. We must be careful not to disturb the bee colony and let it run away. I will not go into details about the specific methods here. It is not something that can be explained in dozens or hundreds of words. You can read books on beekeeping technology or learn technology from beekeepers. The following introduces several key points of beekeeping technology. You should be able to gain some knowledge from them.

1. Provide shade. The beehive should be placed in a shady place with water, or a shed should be built, and a waterer should be placed near the nest entrance.

2. Organize honey-collecting groups. Generally, when entering the main honey-collecting period, a strong group of bees is required to reach more than 20 frames. You can adopt methods such as merging weak groups and using weak groups to strengthen them, so as to flexibly organize strong honey-collecting groups.

3. Do a good job in the management of honey-collecting groups. Strong group management during the main honey-collecting period is very important. In this period, in order to encourage bees to collect honey, the hive must be continuously expanded, and the queen bee should not be restricted from laying eggs.

4. Pay attention to eliminating swarm fever. Swarming is very likely to occur if management is not done properly during this period.

5. Be careful to prevent bee theft. When collecting honey and feeding the bees, be sure not to spill the honey outside the hive.

6. Pay attention to eliminating pests, pay attention to the hygiene of the bee colony, and clean the beehives and the surrounding environment regularly.

7. Pay attention to epidemics. Always observe the movements of bees. If any abnormality is found, analyze it immediately and take preventive measures.

How to raise bees in a beehive?

First: leeward and sunny

This is a common placement method, and one we often hear about. Such places are generally warm in winter and cool in summer, which is good for bees to overwinter or multiply in spring. In winter, it is better to be leeward to keep warm, and in spring, it is easier to receive sunlight, which is good for bee reproduction. However, in summer, attention should be paid to shading. Generally speaking, the placement method of leeward and facing the sun has many benefits for bee breeding throughout the year.

Second: Facing South

The beehive faces south mainly due to the influence of my country's monsoon climate. Generally, in winter, my country's wind is northwest wind. At this time, if the hive door faces north, the northwest wind will inevitably flow into the beehive, which is obviously not conducive to the bees' wintering. In spring and summer, my country's wind is generally southeast wind. The wind will not directly enter the beehive, but a small amount of wind entering the beehive is conducive to cooling the bee colony and is also good for bee reproduction.

Third: Tiered arrangement

The layout of the Chinese apiary is to arrange the bees in stages, allowing the bees to fly at different altitudes. If it is not possible to arrange them in stages, they are generally arranged at long distances with the nest gates facing different directions. This situation prevents the bees from getting lost in the nest and colliding with the honey-collecting routes, which is beneficial to the production of bees.