CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to manage bee colonies in winter?

1. How to manage bee colonies in winter?

When the bee colony enters the wintering period, it does not mean the end of the beekeeping work for the year. On the contrary, safe wintering requires correct management. Experienced beekeepers know that "winter is the most idle season of beekeeping and the most dangerous season". The management of wintering bees can be summarized as "strong bees, sufficient honey, enhanced insulation, sunny and sheltered from the wind, and air circulation", which are also the basic conditions for the safe wintering of bee colonies.

2. How to manage bee colonies in autumn?

The main purpose of autumn management of bee colonies is to use the last flowering period of the year to cultivate overwintering bees of the right age, strengthen the colony, replace old and inferior queen bees, prevent and control diseases and insect pests, and ensure that the colony is strong, the food is sufficient, and the queen bee is good. In the management, attention should be paid to preventing the occurrence of bee theft, and doing a good job of sheltering from wind, keeping warm, ventilating, and preventing moisture. The period of autumn management varies in various parts of my country. It is the last period of bee activities. The strength of the overwintering bee colony and the food supply depend on the management during this period. Therefore, for beekeeping production, "a year's plan lies in autumn" refers to the importance of autumn management.

3. What is bee colony management technology?

Bee colony management techniques include general bee colony management techniques and bee colony stage management techniques.

The general management techniques of bee colonies refer to the most basic operating techniques that are frequently and commonly used in beekeeping production. They are the basic knowledge and skills that every beekeeper must have, so they are also called the basic management techniques of bee colonies.

4. What is stage management of bee colonies?

The corresponding feeding and management of bee colonies at different stages of their annual life is called stage management. The stages are roughly divided into: recovery and proliferation period, strong production period, summer period, winter preparation period and

The wintering period and other stages were previously collectively referred to as the four-season management of bee colonies.