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1. What are some techniques for beekeeping to observe outside the beehive? Can you tell me about them?

Hello everyone, welcome to read my article. Today we will study what are the techniques for beekeeping outside the beehive? In the process of beekeeping, we should try not to disturb the bee colony as much as possible and open the box for inspection as little as possible. This allows the queen bee to lay eggs at ease. If you don't know how to observe outside, you will definitely not be able to raise bees well. Below I will introduce eleven techniques for beekeeping outside the beehive. You can know the status of the bee colony in the beehive without opening the beehive, so as to carry out targeted treatment.

The first thing to note is: if worker bees carry a lot of pollen, it means that the queen bee is laying eggs normally.

The second thing to note is that if water flows out of the beehive, it means the honey source is good. The third thing to note is that if the beehive is very light when you lift it, it means the bee colony is short of honey.

The fourth point to note is that if the bees in the kitchen are of different sizes, it means that the nest skin is too old and needs to be replaced in time.

The fifth point to note is that if there are fewer and fewer bees outside the door, it means that the bee colony is becoming weaker.

The sixth point to note is that if there are bee whiskers hanging at the entrance of the bee colony, it means that the bee colony may have swarmed.

The seventh point to note is that if you find that a large number of bees rush out of the hive door to fly at noon every day, it means that the bee colony is reproducing vigorously and many new bees have hatched.

The eighth point to note is that if you find worker bees flying around the entrance of the beehive and crawling around as if they are looking for something, it means that the bee colony may have lost its queen bee.

The ninth point to note is that if you find that the color of the worker bees is black and shiny, it means that the bees have been dead for a long time and may have died.

The tenth point to note is that if you find worker honey bees scouting around the beehive, it means that your bee colony may be short of honey.

Eleventh, if you can smell a fishy or sour smell at the entrance of the nest, it means that the bee colony has rot. Well, today's content has been updated here. Welcome to read more of my articles and leave a message for discussion. I will answer all my questions!

What are the techniques for beekeepers to observe outside the beehive? Can you tell me about it? Observation outside the hive is to observe the activities of the bees outside the hive and the ground environment to judge the condition of the bee colony. Beekeepers only need to pay attention to the inspection of the apiary, the inspection inside the hive and the inspection outside the hive. Inspecting the bee colony inside the hive can intuitively understand the various conditions inside the bee colony, but inspecting the bee colony inside the hive has a great impact on the overall microecology of the bee colony.

1. By observing the dead bees, you can judge whether the bees died of starvation, disease, fighting or freezing, so as to adjust the living conditions of the bee colony. 2. By observing the bees' wing flapping movements, you can judge whether the hive is damp, whether the bees are making honey, and whether the queen bee is missing. 3. You can judge the reproduction situation, collection situation, swarming phenomenon, bee theft, etc. by flying behavior.

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The first thing to note is: if worker bees carry a lot of pollen, it means that the queen bee is laying eggs normally.

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The second point to note is that if there is water flowing out of the beehive, it means the nectar source is very good.

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The third point to note is that if the beehive is very light when you lift it, it means that the bee colony is short of honey.

4. The fourth point to note is that if the bees in the kitchen are of different sizes, it means that the nest skin is too old and needs to be replaced in time.

A large number of working bees entering and leaving the hive indicates that the external nectar source is good, the weather is good, the bee colony is working actively, and the entire bee colony is in a positive and upward trend. A small number of working bees entering and leaving the hive may have the following possibilities: first, the bee colony itself may be relatively weak, with few bees collecting; second, the external nectar source may be insufficient or too dispersed, diluting the number of bees entering and leaving the hive.

2. If a beehive is placed on the roof of my house, will bees live in it?

If an empty beehive is placed on the roof, basically no bees will live in it. If there are bees in the box, they will go in and out on their own.

Put the beehive on the roof of your home, the bees will go in by themselves and know how to go home.

3. Can there be many bees outside a beehive and they can be divided into one box? What should we pay attention to when dividing them?

Beekeeping technology - promoting bee box division:

1. If you want the bee colony to achieve the purpose of dividing into boxes in advance, the reproductive ability of the queen bee in the bee colony is particularly important. This requires people to replace the new queen bee in time during the process of bee breeding, so that it can produce high-quality and high-quantity bee eggs. When the number of bees in the bee colony reaches about 50,000, it is a good time to divide the boxes.

2. Increasing the feeding of feed is also an important way to promote the division of bee hives, because the division of bee hives is mostly carried out before the arrival of the spring nectar flow. At that time, the external nectar source is not sufficient, there is less food in the bee colony, and the development of the bee colony will be very slow. If feed can be added in time, the queen bee can lay more eggs, and the number of bees in the bee colony can be rapidly increased, which is particularly beneficial to promoting the division of bee hives.

Things to note when dividing bees into boxes

Bee hives are usually divided in early spring when the weather is not stable. The division should be done when the weather is clear and the temperature is high. When dividing the hives, the distance between the two hives cannot be too far, and a new queen bee should be introduced in time for the divided bees. If the two hives are close to each other, the two queen bees will fight, which is particularly unfavorable for the smooth division.

4. How to get honey from a beehive (box)?

Open the lid and kick it down. The bees will not all fly away. Instead, some bees will attack you. The bees will swarm around the queen bee. The colony will go wherever the queen bee goes.

When you open a beehive at night, the bees are usually stinging the queen bee. Do not take out the entire hive at once, but do it piece by piece, otherwise all the bees will fly out and attack.

Bees are relatively quiet at night compared to during the day.

To get the honey, you can open the beehive and take out a row of honeycombs. Be gentle and shake the bees down gently in the beehive. The bees will fall back into the hive. As long as you don't press, pinch or hurt the bees, they will not sting you. After taking it out, you can use a knife to cut off the honey in the honeycomb together with the honeycomb, but leave one-fifth for the bees. Repeat this process. (I only use my hands to take wild bees.)

It is easier to collect bees at night than during the day, because the bees also need to rest and will be quieter.

If you kick him down, he won't fly away. Instead, more and more honey will be exposed, attracting nearby bees.

Bees won't fly around wildly at night, as it's their resting time. It's better to catch them at night, but they will fly towards the light if there is any.

It is difficult to get the bees without all the tools. It is best not to mess with the beehive. There are thousands of bees in it. If you mess with it, the consequences will be serious.

Insert a few incense sticks into the small opening where bees come in and out, and the bees will be killed by the smoke, but only some will die. It is difficult to kill all of them, so it is best not to do it without tools! It is too dangerous!

We used to raise bees at home. Bees are very sensitive to sweet things and light at night.

I have tried two methods to obtain honey and they both work well.

1. To collect honey at night, two people are needed. First, you need to wear leather gloves and prepare one or several large flashlights. The larger the better. It is best to cover your face with something. Shine the flashlight on the beehive and wait for the bees to fly towards the flashlight. Then slowly move the flashlight away from the beehive. When the bees in the beehive are almost all out, one person will quickly go to the beehive to collect the honey.

Second, use a large cover, prepare some white sugar or brown sugar (anyway it is sweet), make it into a paste and brush it on the cover, brush it thickly, hang the cover not far from the beehive, and when the bees smell the fragrance and fly out and gather in the cover, quickly go to get the honey. At the same time, pay attention to precautions, wear gloves, etc.

Wearing bee repellent at night and smoking the bees will calm them down a bit but they will still resist and won't go crazy

If you don't have all the tools, it's best to block all the exits of the beehive, leaving only one small hole, and smoke it until the buzzing sound stops.

The bees we raise at home also eat honey, but we will take it out in advance and only give them a little honey to feed themselves. To extract honey from the bees, just open the box, but be careful not to get stung by the bees.