CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How many days does it take for newly harvested bees to build a nest?

1. How many days does it take for newly collected bees to build a nest?

The beehive is built by worker bees using beeswax secreted by wax glands. It is not only a necessary "nursery" for bees to feed their larvae, but also a "storage room" for bees to store pollen and nectar. The fact that newly collected bees have started to build nests means that things have basically stabilized. Let's take a look at how many days it will take for newly collected bees to build nests!

1. Secretion of wax to build nests

Newly collected bees usually start to secrete wax and build nests within 1 to 2 days, but the prerequisite is that there must be no odor in the beehive that the bees hate, and the environment near the beehive must be suitable for the survival of the bees, otherwise the bee colony may not be able to stabilize in the beehive. In addition, bees have the habit (instinct) of loving their nests and their offspring, so transferring a small amount of brood combs can help the newly collected bees quickly settle in the beehive.

2. Prevent flight

New bees must be prevented from escaping in the first few days, especially when the queen bee has not yet started laying eggs. Any small stimulation may cause the bee colony to escape. Therefore, it is best to install an anti-escape piece at the entrance of the nest to prevent the queen bee from escaping. The anti-escape piece can be removed when the worker bees leave the nest to collect honey. If the worker bees have not been out for a long time, it means that the bee colony still has the intention to escape. At this time, the reason why the bee colony cannot stabilize should be found out and dealt with in time.

3. Artificial feeding

Newly collected bees need to be fed supplementary food in time. Supplementary feeding is beneficial for the bee colony to stabilize quickly in the beehive. After that, reward feeding should be insisted on to encourage the worker bees to secrete wax and build combs and stimulate the queen bee to lay eggs. The specific method is to feed them once every evening or night with a small amount of honey water or syrup. In fact, as long as the worker bees secrete wax and build combs and the queen bee starts to lay eggs, the bee colony will generally not fly away again.

IV. Precautions

1. Newly collected bees will generally start building nests within 1 to 2 days, but the beehive must be free of odors that bees hate. If necessary, a layer of beeswax can be applied on the inner wall of the beehive.

2. Newly collected bees should not be opened for inspection frequently. At this time, the dynamics of the bee colony can be judged from the attendance of the worker bees. If the worker bees are present normally, it means that the bee colony is stable.

3. Some larvae combs from other colonies can be transferred into the newly collected bees. This is because bees have the habit (instinct) of loving their combs and their brood. Transferring in brood combs can help the bee colony stabilize quickly.

New bees usually start to secrete wax and build nests within 1 to 2 days. There must be no odor in the beehive that the bees hate, and the environment near the beehive must be suitable for the survival of the bees, otherwise the bee colony may not be able to settle down in the beehive. In addition, bees have the habit (instinct) of loving their nests and their young, so adding a small amount of brood combs can help the newly harvested bees settle down quickly in the beehive.

It takes a day for new bees to recognize the nest. Nest recognition is a preparatory behavior of bees before they work outside the nest. Simply put, bees must know the location and characteristics of the nest before leaving the nest to collect, otherwise the bees may never find the nest again after leaving the nest. Therefore, bees must know the nest in advance before working outside the hive. When they return to the hive, they can accurately find the hive based on the location and characteristics they remember when recognizing the hive.

Generally, it takes at least 7 days of adaptation before nesting can be started, so as to ensure the taste of the honey.

2. What’s going on? My newly collected bees haven’t formed a nest in a week.

You need to check whether there is a queen bee in the bee colony, also called "mother bee" or "queen bee". It is a female bee with fully developed reproductive organs, developed from a fertilized egg.

At the same time, provide the bees with sugar water, flowers and fruits so that they can live and work in peace and contentment.

Actually, what the above said is not comprehensive. Even if there is no queen bee, the bee colony will build honeycombs. The reason why they don't build honeycombs is because there is no suitable environment. To put it bluntly, there is no source of nectar and pollen. If there is a source of nectar, the bee colony will be active and will actively build honeycombs. At this time, if you want to build honeycombs, you can only feed white sugar water. At this time, the external environment is just in the early stage of wintering. The queen bee will not lay eggs again, and you can only wait until next year!!!

This season we have to kill the wild queen bee and bring together domesticated bees to lead the class.

3. Why don’t the newly collected bees lay bees?

The newly collected bees do not lay eggs. The first reason is whether they are fed or not and whether larvae are added to the comb. Although the bees suck honey when they swarm, this honey is limited. Moreover, the newly swarmed bee colony has to build a large number of combs in addition to cleaning the nest cells. The honeycomb building of bees requires a large number of bees. If we do not feed them, the honey that the bees suck is basically only enough to build combs. Once they encounter bad weather, the bee colony will develop slowly at best, and the bees will starve to death at worst. For the collected bee colony, if they are fed, they can recover quickly even if larvae are not added to the comb. If egg and larvae are added to the comb, the success rate is very high. Without feeding, if there is only a small amount of honey, the queen bee will not lay eggs, and the number of bees will gradually decrease. The queen bee likes to lay eggs on the new comb. The old comb is often used to store honey. You can put in a comb with a foundation, or directly put in a new comb, and then reward and feed appropriately, and the queen bee should lay eggs.

The second reason is that the queen bee is injured. If the bee colony is normal, but the queen bee does not lay eggs, and the climate is normal, the most likely reason is that the queen bee was injured when the bees were collected. The simplest way to deal with this situation is to add egg and larvae combs to the bee colony. At this time, the worker bees will also rush to build queen cells after adding egg and larvae combs. Because the queen bee is injured and may not lay eggs, it is possible that either alternation or rush construction may occur after we add them.

The third reason is that the queens captured are all old queens, and this oldness is relative. For example, during continuous swarming, a queen bee comes out first, but there are too many bees, and this queen bee may swarm, or even swarm without mating. At this time, although the queen bee of the swarm is also a new queen, compared with the queen bee in the queen cell, this queen bee is still an old queen. In rare cases, a queen bee that is too old to lay eggs will be captured. This possibility is very small, because the behavior of bee swarming is that the old queen first suddenly lays a large number of eggs, accumulates a large number of idle worker bees, and then swarms. The characteristic of bee alternation is that the queen bee is too old to lay eggs.

The first reason is whether the bees are fed or not and whether larvae are added to the comb. Although the bees are full of honey when they swarm, this honey is limited. Moreover, the new swarming bee colony has to build a large number of combs in addition to cleaning the nest cells, and the bees need a large number of bees to build combs. If we do not feed the bees, the honey they suck is basically only enough to build combs. Once they encounter bad weather, the bee colony will develop slowly at best, and the bees will starve to death at worst. For the captured bee colony, if they are fed, they can recover quickly even if no larvae are added to the comb. If egg and larvae are added to the comb, the success rate is very high. If there is no feeding, if there is only a small amount of honey, the queen bee will not lay eggs, and the number of bees will gradually decrease. The queen bee likes to lay eggs on the new comb. The old comb is often used to store honey. You can put in a comb with a foundation, or directly put in a new comb, and then give appropriate rewards and feeding, and the queen bee should lay eggs.

The second reason is that the queen bee is injured. If the bee colony is normal, but the queen bee does not lay eggs, and the climate is normal, the most likely reason is that the queen bee was injured when the bees were collected. The simplest way to deal with this situation is to add egg and larvae combs to the bee colony. At this time, the worker bees will also rush to build queen cells after adding egg and larvae combs. Because the queen bee is injured and may not lay eggs, it is possible that either alternation or rush construction may occur after we add them.

The third reason is that the queens captured are all old queens, and this oldness is relative. For example, during continuous swarming, a queen bee comes out first, but there are too many bees, and this queen bee may swarm, or even swarm without mating. At this time, although the queen bee of the swarm is also a new queen, compared with the queen bee in the queen cell, this queen bee is still an old queen. In rare cases, a queen bee that is too old to lay eggs will be captured. This possibility is very small, because the behavior of bee swarming is that the old queen first suddenly lays a large number of eggs, accumulates a large number of idle worker bees, and then swarms. The characteristic of bee alternation is that the queen bee is too old to lay eggs.

This is not something that can be concluded easily. There are several reasons for this, and you need to analyze it yourself based on the actual situation.

We all know that the queen bee will not lay eggs if the queen bee fails to mate or dies. In addition to these two hard conditions, what are the reasons why a normal queen bee does not lay eggs?

Reason ①: Lack of honey and powder.

In the absence of pollen and honey, the basic life of bees is difficult to guarantee; the resources for making combs and feeding brood are seriously scarce. At this time, asking the queen bee to lay eggs is equivalent to not giving people food and expecting others to help you give birth to children. There is only one result: don't even think about it.

Reason ②: Preparing to escape from the group.

The living environment is bad, and the bees can no longer stay and want to leave. If a person wants to leave you, do you still want him to work for you wholeheartedly? Impossible.

Reason 3: Swarm fever.

During the swarming fever, the queen bee will also leave. Stopping egg laying and shrinking her abdomen will make it easier for her to "fly away", so it is impossible to have her lay eggs at this time. There are many reasons for swarming fever, whether it is a problem with the development trend of the bee colony, a problem with the hot weather and small space, or a problem with the queen bee's ability. In short, there is only one result: the queen bee stops laying eggs and shrinks her abdomen, and says goodbye to you completely. Unless you use artificial swarming in advance to retain it.

Because I have received a lot of feedback from friends at Tingfengzhiyu who said that their bee colonies had new honeycombs made very quickly, but the new honeycombs did not lay eggs.

In this case, it is absolutely impossible for the queen bee not to lay eggs, because if the queen bee does not lay eggs, the bees will not build combs. It's just that there is a detail they didn't notice: even if the bees don't lay eggs on the new combs, they still lay eggs normally on the old combs.

Why? Because the bees do not lay eggs on the new comb because there is a lot of nectar outside, and the queen bee cannot keep up with the egg-laying progress, so the bees first take in the honey. When the honey reaches a certain level, the worker bees will move the honey to the upper part of the comb during the honey-making process, and the queen bee will continue to lay eggs normally in the lower part of the comb.

The newly collected bees do not lay eggs, maybe the beehive is not built properly.

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