CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Will Chinese bees swarm in July and August? When will the queen bee embryo come out?

1. Will Chinese bees swarm in July and August? How many days does it take for the queen bee to emerge?

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1. Chinese bees will swarm in July and August, and the general swarming time is from April to October. The swarming time varies from place to place due to the local nectar source period and weather. 2. Taking the Chinese bee queen embryo as an example, the queen larvae will generally emerge about 8 days after the queen cell is capped. 3. It takes about 3 days for the queen bee to hatch from a fertilized egg into a larva. After another 5 days, the worker bees will cap the queen cell. In the next 8 days, the queen bee will shed its skin 5 times, and the pupa will become a queen bee.

1. Will Chinese bees swarm in July and August?

1. Will Chinese bees swarm in July and August?

(1) Chinese bees will swarm in July and August. Generally speaking, swarming starts in April and lasts until around October.

(2) The time of swarming will be affected by the local nectar season and weather, so the time of swarming in different places is not exactly the same.

2. Signs of swarming

(1) The earliest sign is the construction of a large number of drone cells by the bee colony to breed drones.

(2) The recent sign is that the bee colony builds queen cells at the bottom of the honeycomb to breed new queen bees.

(3) The emergency sign is that the queen cell has been capped and is gradually maturing.

(4) After the queen cells develop to maturity, the bee colony may swarm at any time on a sunny day.

2. How many days does it take for the queen bee embryo to come out?

1. Time for the birth of queen bees

(1) Taking the queen bee embryos of Chinese honey bees as an example, generally after the queen cell is capped, the queen bee larvae will emerge about 8 days later.

(2) The queen bee embryo is the body of the queen bee that has developed into a larva. It takes about 3 days for the fertilized egg to hatch into a larva. The larvae feed on royal jelly. After about 5 days, the worker bees will seal the queen cell with beeswax. After about 8 days, the queen bee larvae will shed their skin 5 times and then pupate to become a queen bee.

2. How long does it take for the queen bee to lay eggs after leaving the hive?

(1) Generally, the queen bee will begin laying eggs about 8 to 18 days after it emerges from the hive. Three days before it emerges from the hive, it is necessary to feed the queen bee royal jelly to allow it to continue to develop its reproductive system.

(2) About 1-3 days after leaving the hive, the new queen bee will recognize the nest and conduct a test flight. After that, in clear weather, she will mate with the male bees.

(3) The queen bee will start laying eggs 2-3 days after mating. If the queen bee has been out of the hive for 18 days but has not laid eggs normally, she must be eliminated in time.

2. How do you know when swarming is coming? Which month of the year does swarming occur?

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1. The appearance of a large number of drone cells in a bee colony is an early sign of natural swarming. It takes about 35-38 days for a drone to mate with a queen bee from an egg. 2. The appearance of queen cells in a bee colony is a mid-term sign of natural swarming. It takes about 16 days for a queen bee to hatch from an egg. 3. The capping of queen cells in a bee colony is an emergency sign of natural swarming. Most bee colonies swarm naturally from the time when the queen cells are capped to when the new queen bee hatches. Swarming usually occurs from February to May.

1. How do you know when swarming is coming?

1. The early sign of swarming is the appearance of a large number of drone cells in the bee colony. Since it takes about 35-38 days for a drone bee to mate with the queen bee from an egg, bee colonies that intend to swarm will breed drones about 40 days in advance. However, the appearance of drone cells in a bee colony does not necessarily mean that natural swarming will occur.

2. The mid-term sign of swarming is the appearance of queen cells in the bee colony. It takes about 16 days for the queen bee to emerge from the cell. Most bee colonies undergo natural swarming when the new queen bee is about to emerge. Some bee colonies may swarm naturally after laying fertilized eggs in the queen cells. Therefore, when queen cells appear in the bee colony, it means that natural swarming will occur within 16 days.

3. The emergency sign of swarming is that the queen cells in the bee colony have been capped. Most bee colonies swarm during the period from the capping of the queen cells to the emergence of the new queen. When the queen cells are about to mature, natural swarming will be very concentrated, so when the queen cells in the bee colony have been capped, it means that natural swarming will occur within 1-8 days.

2. Which month of the year does swarming occur?

1. Swarming usually occurs in spring from February to May. The specific time will be affected by the nectar source conditions, climate conditions, and the strength of the bee colony. In spring, the nectar and pollen sources are relatively sufficient, and the temperature gradually begins to rise. The queen bee, more than half of the worker bees, and some drones of the original colony will leave the original nest and go to other places to build nests for group activities. Autumn is the second peak period of natural swarming of bees. Beekeepers must pay attention to controlling swarming. The most basic requirement is that the bee colony can still develop enough group strength to overwinter after swarming. If there is no way to ensure overwintering, the bee colony must be prevented from swarming.

2. When natural swarming occurs in the bee colony, the old queen must be eliminated and a new queen must be cultivated. When artificial swarming is performed, the old queen can be eliminated after the new queen successfully mates, so that the probability of natural swarming when a new queen appears will be reduced. If bees have already been produced in the natural swarming and have formed a group, they must be captured and placed in an empty box.

3. The best time for artificial swarming is mainly determined by three factors: climate, nectar source and bee colony status. Climate mainly refers to the temperature and humidity after swarming that are suitable for bees to survive, nectar source refers to the abundant and easy-to-collect nectar source after swarming, and bee colony status refers to the strong colony and the desire to swarm. Therefore, late spring and early summer are the best time for artificial swarming.

3. In which months can Italian bees breed queen bees?

Italian bees can breed queen bees in April and May, or in September and October. The climate in each region is different, so queen bee breeding is based on the presence of drones.

4. When do honey bees in the south swarm?

Swarming usually occurs in the spring. The queen bee leads two-thirds of the colony to migrate, leaving the throne to another bee. While the scout bees go out to find a suitable nesting site, the swarming colony rests near the original hive. The bees at this time will never attack because they leave the nest fully prepared, with honey in their mouths.

The preparation process for swarming includes, in sequence, building drone cells, breeding drones, building queen cells, the queen bee laying eggs in the cells, breeding queen bees, etc. After the swarming cells appear in the hive, the worker bees force the queen bee to lay eggs in the cells and begin to reduce the feeding of the queen bee so that the queen bee's abdomen shrinks and the queen bee's egg laying gradually decreases. Before and after the capping of the swarming queen cells, the worker bees stop providing royal jelly to the queen bee, and the queen bee's abdomen further shrinks to meet the needs of flying during swarming; the worker bees reduce their attendance and stop building honeycombs, and many worker bees gather in empty spaces in the nest and in the upper corners of the honeycombs. If the worker bees gather in large numbers in front of the nest entrance with their beards hanging down, swarming will occur in the near future.

The time from the construction of drone cells to the appearance of queen cells varies, which may be related to factors such as bee species and seasons. According to Liu Chisong's observations on Chinese honeybees in Guangdong, it takes about 8 to 13 days. Yang Guanhuang and others observed that it takes about 36 to 50 days for Chinese honeybees in Beijing to lay eggs in the base from the construction of drone cells. After the eggs appear in the queen cell, the queen's egg-laying capacity suddenly decreases. Yang Guanhuang and others observed Chinese honeybees in Beijing and Fuzhou. After the egg-bearing base appears in the bee colony, the queen's egg-laying capacity decreases by an average of 49% and 56%, respectively. Swarming usually occurs before the new queen comes out, mostly 2 to 5 days after the queen cell is capped. Some bee colonies may occur as early as 2 days before the queen cell is capped, and as late as 7 days after the queen cell is capped. Under abnormal circumstances, swarming can occur earlier or later. For example, under the long-term interference of artificial destruction of the base, swarming may occur after the queen lays eggs in the swarming base; when the external environment is not suitable for swarming due to rain, the worker bees will destroy the mature queen cells to delay swarming.

In bee breeding and management, swarming can be predicted according to the development stage of the swarming process. Building drone cells and breeding drones are early forecasts of swarming, indicating that the preparations for swarming have begun. The appearance of swarm queen cells is a medium-term forecast of swarming, and the bee colony is about to experience swarming fever. The above phenomena cannot accurately predict the time of swarming. Changes in airships, the richness of nectar and pollen sources, the speed of colony development, and the management methods and levels of the colony will affect the progress of swarming. The appearance of eggs in the swarm queen cells is a short-term forecast of swarming. The queen bee's egg-laying has begun to decline, and worker bees will immediately go on strike. Generally, swarming will occur within half a month. The appearance of capped queen cells in the bee colony is an emergency forecast of swarming, and swarming will occur within a week.

Swarming usually occurs in spring, in March or April. The queen bee leads 2/3 of the colony to migrate, leaving the throne to another bee.

Generally, there is one queen bee in a beehive, but they will breed future queen bees at the same time, and it is possible to breed multiple queen bees at the same time. You can carefully check the beehive to see if there are any cells that are different from the surrounding ones. If they are particularly different, then there are probably queen bee pupae in the cells. When the queen bee pupae grow up, the bees will swarm.

In beekeeping and management, swarming can be predicted according to the development stage of the swarming process. Building drone cells and breeding drones are early forecasts of swarming, indicating that preparations for swarming have begun. The appearance of swarming queen cells is a mid-term forecast of swarming, indicating that swarming fever is about to occur in the bee colony.

Swarming usually occurs in spring, in March or April. The queen bee leads 2/3 of the colony to migrate, leaving the throne to another bee.

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Bees also swarm in autumn. I caught a swarm of them when I went fishing last week.