CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to add nesting frames for beekeepers? How far apart should the nesting frames be?

1. How do novice beekeepers add nesting frames and how far apart should the nesting frames be?

1. When there are only 2 honeycombs in the bee colony, add the foundation frame between the two honeycombs. 2. When there are 3 honeycombs in the bee colony, remove the 2 honeycombs close to the partition and add the foundation frame between them. 3. When there are 4 honeycombs in the bee colony, divide the original honeycombs into 2 on each side and add the foundation frame between them. 4. When there are 5 honeycombs in the bee colony, divide the honeycombs into 2 on one side and 3 on the other side at random and add the foundation frame between them.

1. How to add nesting frames for novice beekeepers

1. If there are only two honeycombs in the bee colony, add the foundation frame between the two honeycombs.

2. If there are three honeycombs in the bee colony, remove the two honeycombs close to the partition and add the foundation frames in between.

3. If there are 4 honeycombs in the bee colony, divide the original honeycombs evenly, 2 on each side, and then add the foundation frames in between.

4. If there are 5 honeycombs in the bee colony, divide them into 2 on one side and 3 on the other side, and then add the foundation frames in between.

5. Only add one nest foundation frame at a time, and the second nest foundation frame should be added after the first nest foundation frame is built.

6. When there are too many bees in the bee colony, the worker bees are densely distributed on the insulation board, the honeycombs in the bee colony have been built and have reached the corners of the nest frame, and there is sufficient external nectar source and the brood of the bee colony is good, you can choose to add nest frames. If the bee colony is weak and the number of bees is small, the bees will not build nests or only build a small number of nests. If the bee colony is strong, but the external nectar source is insufficient, the bees will build nests slowly and even bite the nests.

2. How much distance between nest frames?

1. In a natural beehive, the distance between the centers of two honeycombs is about 35 mm, and the thickness of each honeycomb is about 25 mm. Therefore, for two honeycombs, the distance between the nest frames is about 10 mm.

2. When breeding Chinese bees, if it is a single bee route, the distance between the foundation frames is about 5mm. If it is a double bee route, the distance between the foundation frames is about 8-10mm.

3. Single bee path, that is, a bee path for bees to pass in one direction, such as the bee path between the partition and the honeycomb. Double bee path, that is, a bee path for bees to pass in both directions at the same time, such as the bee path between honeycombs.

2. Can the caged bees sold be raised in nesting frames?

See how long they have been here. If they have been here for a month or so, then the hive should have a batch of bees. Use the incense of worshiping Buddha to slowly smoke away the bees on the hive from one side. Smoke away a honeycomb, cut off a honeycomb, and gently place it upright in the container. Until all the honeycombs are cut off, the bees will gather somewhere inside the cabinet or somewhere outside the cabinet. Put the prepared beehive on top of the cabinet, and gently grab a handful at a time with one hand and put them into the box. When you grab a handful the size of a bowl, other worker bees will follow. Finally, tie the cut honeycombs to wooden strips (the honeycombs may be too soft on hot days and easily rot), but there is no other way, or you can put it against the wall of the new box. Or divide the box into a small grid with sticks in advance, then put the honeycombs upright, and then catch the worker bees in.

3. Do I need to handle the newly purchased beehive frames?

How to deal with it? If it is a finished product, you can use it directly. If you need to install it yourself, pay attention to the angle, otherwise it will be crooked after installation. As for treatment, it is not necessary.

4. I recently bought a group of Chinese bees online. There are three nesting frames in the beehive. Why don't the bees use the nesting frames to build honeycombs? Instead, they build another nesting frame on the frame beam along the nesting frame.

The gap between the two honeycombs and the covering cloth is too large. The gap between them should be just enough for the two bees to be close together without being crowded. Cut off and clean the honeycombs that are built randomly, otherwise it will be difficult to manage in the future. I have 20 years of experience in beekeeping. If you have any questions, please contact me.

If the bees are not strong, you can divide a nest foundation into three parts and put the three corners on the three frames. If you want to make a bee path, put your thumb on the half of it. Remember to spray some sugar water before putting it in the nest foundation. Feed the sugar water for three nights in a row and take away the uneaten ones during the day.

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5. What are the advantages of honeycomb structure?

The hexagonal structure of the hive built by bees has the following advantages: saving materials, large size, light weight, large capacity, and easy entry and exit.

This hexagonal design allows the bee to achieve maximum volume with minimal material.

It's not just one, but the volume is smallest when all the hexagons are gathered together.

And it also has solid strength.

This is nature’s most brilliant design.

The hexagonal structure of the hive built by bees has the following advantages: saving materials, large size, light weight, large capacity, and easy entry and exit.

This hexagonal design allows the bee to achieve maximum volume with minimal material.

It's not just one, but the volume is smallest when all the hexagons are gathered together.

And it also has solid strength.

This is nature’s most brilliant design.

The honeycomb structure of bees is very delicate, practical and material-saving. The honeycomb is composed of countless cells of the same size, all of which are regular hexagons. Each cell is surrounded by other cells, and there is only a wax wall between the two cells. Surprisingly, the bottom of the cell is neither flat nor round, but pointed. This bottom is composed of three identical rhombuses. Someone has measured the angles of the rhombuses, and the two obtuse angles are both 109° and the two acute angles are both 70°. What is amazing is that all the honeycombs of bees in the world are built according to this uniform angle and pattern.

The structure of the honeycomb has aroused great interest among scientists. After in-depth research on the honeycomb, scientists were surprised to find that the adjacent cells share a wall and a bottom, which greatly saves building materials; the cells are regular hexagons, and the bee's body is basically cylindrical, so the bees have neither extra space nor feel crowded in the cells.

The honeycomb structure has given great inspiration to spacecraft designers. When they were developing, they used the honeycomb structure: first, they made a honeycomb out of metal, and then sandwiched it between two metal plates to form a honeycomb structure. This honeycomb structure has high strength and light weight, and is also good for sound insulation and heat insulation. Therefore, today's space shuttles, artificial satellites, and spacecraft use a large number of honeycomb structures inside, and the outer shells of satellites are almost all honeycomb structures. Therefore, these spacecraft are collectively called "honeycomb spacecraft."

6. How can we increase honey production when beekeeping?

Raising bees without benefits is a waste of time. I once saw a sentence in an article published by a beekeeper: "Strong bee colonies support people, weak bee colonies need people to support them." This means that the benefits generated by strong bee colonies can support people, while weak bee colonies need people to support them. The main income from raising Chinese honey bees is based on honey production. If the honey production is high, the income from raising bees will be high. If the honey production is low, the income from raising bees will be low. So how can we raise bees to increase honey production and increase the income from raising bees?

1. Site selection. First of all, we should start with the site where the bees are placed. If the site where the bees are placed is good and there are sufficient pollen and nectar sources outside, the bees can have honey to collect. If there are few flowers near the site where the bees are placed, then no matter how good or strong the bees are, it will be useless because the bees have no honey to collect. So we can move the bees to a place with more nectar sources, such as an orchard or a place with more nectar sources. When moving, the bees should be packed during the day, the bee nest frames should be pressed down with foam strips, the beehive lid should be covered, and the beehive should be tied with ropes, so that the nest frames will not collide and clamp the bees during the transportation of the bees. Do these tasks during the day, and when the bees return to the hive at night, close the hive door, move it to the car and transport it to the place where the bees are placed, then place the beehive, and open the hive door the next day.

2. The bee colony is strong and there are many bees collecting honey. We can find that the honey combs of weak bees are always a little bit, or the honey combs with insufficient nectar are always a little bit. This is because the bee colony is too weak, the number of bees is small, and they have to take care of the larvae and collect honey. How can they collect more honey if there are not enough bees? Therefore, before the big honey flow comes, weak bee colonies should be merged, strong bee colonies should be raised to collect honey, and collecting bees should be cultivated before the big honey flow comes, so as to increase honey production. It is just like when there are many people, work will be faster, and ten people can move bricks faster than one person. The same is true for bees. Only when there are many bees, the bee colony is strong, and there are many collecting bees can more honey be collected, because flowers do not wait for people, and there will be no honey to collect after the flowers bloom.

3. Swarm fever. Swarm fever will also affect honey production. Once worker bees have swarm fever, they will slack off and stop collecting honey. They only want to swarm. Therefore, we must eliminate the swarm fever of bees. There are many ways to eliminate swarm fever. We can replace the old queen bee in advance. If we replace it in advance, we can also cultivate a batch of collecting bees at the right time. We must select good bee species, bee species that are not prone to swarm fever, and maintain a strong colony that does not have swarm fever to collect honey, in order to increase honey production. I am in the south, and I will replace the queen bee during this season, but when the lychee flowers bloom, the bee colony will also have swarm fever. It’s a pity that there are no drones now, otherwise I would like to try to change the queen bee again. Maybe it’s because of the bee species! When I published this article, there was only more than a month before the arrival of the big honey flow. Now if conditions permit, I can replace the new queen bee now, just in time to cultivate a batch of collecting worker bees, right?

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When raising bees, you must pay attention to environmental issues, safety issues, feed issues, weather issues and water quality issues. Because these aspects are very important for a breeding industry and can also determine the development prospects of a breeding industry. If you can do these things well, you can definitely increase the production of honey and make the honey grow well.

Before the nectar flow period, you must replace the new net in advance and adjust the bee combs to increase honey production. You must use queen excluders to limit the queen bee's egg-laying and cultivate high-quality queen bees.

We must ensure the quality of the queen bee, have a good environment, pay attention to the structure of the honeycomb, and seize the important opportunity to collect honey.