CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the precautions and taboos for beekeeping? (What are the precautions and taboos for beekeeping?)

1. What are the methods and precautions for raising bees?

1. Avoid random grouping

Some beekeepers are greedy for more colonies and divide the colonies when there are 4-5 combs in the box. It seems that the more boxes they have, the bigger their business will be. But this is actually not conducive to the growth of bees.

2. Avoid opening the box frequently during the day

New beekeepers often like to open the hives frequently. Frequent opening of hives in hot and cold weather will destroy the temperature control effect inside the hive. The bee colony is emulsified at around 35 degrees, and frequent entry of hot and cold air will affect reproduction. Frequent opening of hives will disturb the bee colony, and if stealing bees are attracted, it will be more difficult to manage.

3. Avoid having two kings in the same group

In real beekeeping operations, except for a very small number of beekeepers who like to play "two beekeepers in one group", real beekeepers never play this meaningless game. Two beekeepers in one group do not reproduce quickly and maintain a large group as some people think. On the contrary, it has more disadvantages than advantages.

4. Avoid unsterilized feed

Feeds of unknown origin must be sterilized before feeding bees. Most beekeepers boil sugar, pour it into pollen, stir and ferment it overnight, and then feed it to bees. This is not feasible. First, pollen may contain germs that may cause various diseases. Only by boiling it for a certain period of time can the purpose of killing it be achieved.

5. Avoid being too closed

I think it is better to ventilate the beehive. Chinese bees are animals, and animals need fresh air. A stuffy environment cannot support a healthy colony. Whether to open air windows is best decided by the bees themselves. The easiest way is to see the bees fanning at the entrance of the nest, which means it is time to open the air windows or the hive.

2. What are the taboos in home beekeeping?

The worst thing to do in beekeeping is to add honeycombs randomly. There are three main relationships between bees and honeycombs: too many bees have too many honeycombs, bees and honeycombs are in proportion, and bees and honeycombs are too few. In fact, if the bees are too few honeycombs for a long time, the colony is bound to collapse. The reason is that too few bees and honeycombs will weaken the worker bees' ability to protect the honeycombs, and in severe cases, the larvae may even freeze to death or a bee disease may break out. The correct approach is to ensure that there are too many bees and honeycombs or at least that the bees and honeycombs are in proportion after adding honeycombs.

3. What should you pay attention to when raising bees?

1. Site selection: There should be sufficient primary nectar sources and auxiliary nectar and pollen sources within a radius of 2.5 kilometers around the site, and the primary and auxiliary nectar and pollen sources should be appropriately matched;

2. The site should be selected on a south-facing mountain slope with plenty of sunshine, backed by high mountains as a screen, natural shade from above, south wind in summer and north wind blocked in winter. The soil should be fertile, nectar plants should grow vigorously, the flowering period should be long, water should be sufficient, and transportation should be convenient.

3. Purchase of bee colonies: The best time to purchase in the north is April to May. This is the breeding period for bee colonies, the selection is relatively stable, and the external environment is good, making it easier to successfully raise bee colonies.

4. Pay attention to the hygiene of the bee farm. Bee mites like to hide in rotten grass and fallen leaves. Bacteria and viruses are easy to breed in dirty environments. This is common sense. Our beekeeping tools and bee farms should be disinfected regularly. When other people's bee farms are sick, we should disinfect them in time to prevent them as soon as possible.

5. Arrangement of bee colonies: depends on the size of the site, the number of bees and seasonal conditions; single-box arrangement, double-box arrangement, staggered arrangement, triple-box arrangement.

6. How to select a bee colony: Observe at the entrance of the nest. If the worker bees are diligent in entering and exiting the nest and collect more pollen, they are generally lively and good colonies. Then open the box for inspection. If the worker bees are quiet and not panic, it means that they are docile.

4. What are the top ten taboos in beekeeping?

1. Being greedy for combs: This is a common mistake made by novices and even some veterans. They blindly add combs and foundations to the bee colony, resulting in more combs than bees.

2. Like to form a colony: Some beekeepers always like to form a colony and will divide the colony when they see there are 4-5 combs in the box.

3. Random use of pesticides for bee diseases: Good beekeepers rarely encounter bee diseases throughout the year. Once a disease occurs, targeted pesticides will be applied and it will be quickly suppressed.

4. White-headed pupae are nest insects: Whenever I see white-headed pupae mentioned in almost all forums, almost all the commenters say that they are caused by nest insects.

5. Trusting in multiple worm transfers: Queen rearing is an important part of beekeeping. In order to achieve the required number and replace the queen in time, experienced beekeepers will adopt the method of queen rearing by transferring worms.

6. Two kings in the same group: In the actual beekeeping operation, except for a very small number of beekeeping players who like to play "two kings in the same group", those who really make beekeeping a business never play this meaningless game.

7. Feeding Chinese bees with random substitute feeds: Chinese bees and Italian bees are both bees, but there are obvious differences in their temperaments and preferences.

8. The more closed, the better: beekeepers have different opinions on this issue, and no one should disagree. According to my experience, ventilation is better.

9. Unsterilized feed: Feed from unknown sources must be sterilized before feeding bees. Most beekeepers boil sugar and pour it into pollen, stir and ferment it overnight before feeding it to bees. This is extremely unscientific and unscientific.

10. Shake out all the honey: Most beekeepers shake the honey as soon as they see it, and they can shake out a whole box of honey combs in one go.

5. What are the best time and taboos for beekeeping?

March, April and May are ideal months to start beekeeping for most of us. Setting up a hive early in the year is best as it gives the bees enough time to accumulate the resources they need to survive the winter.

At the same time, there are taboos in beekeeping.

1. Avoid adding spleen randomly 2. Avoid blind greed 3. Avoid taking all the honey 4. Avoid opening the box frequently 5. Avoid taking medicine at will

6. Avoid feeding at will 7. Avoid keeping two queens in the same box 8. Avoid white-headed pupae as they are all nest worms 9. Avoid sealing everything 10. Avoid unsterilized feed

6. What are the ten taboos in beekeeping?

1. Avoid adding spleen indiscriminately

A common mistake made by novice beekeepers is that they like to add honeycombs to the hive, regardless of whether the bee colony needs it or not. They always think that it is better to be prepared, which results in the bees becoming weaker and weaker, and they are more likely to get sick, escape, or even die out. To add honeycombs to the bees, first of all, there must be enough bees, and there must also be auxiliary pollen and nectar sources, and there must be more capped bees or young worker bees. If there are old honeycombs, or if you find that the bee colony is insufficient, you can reduce the honeycombs. You can reduce the honeycombs outside the insulation board, wait until the capped bees leave the room, and the bees have moved all the honey, and then discard the honeycombs.

2. Avoid blindly following the herd

Here we are referring to the number of weak bee colonies. Do not raise weak bee colonies when there is no pollen or nectar source. Weak bees are difficult to manage and the bee colony is difficult to develop. Weak bees are easy to escape or even die. Moreover, weak bee colonies are too inefficient and collect less honey. Therefore, weak bee colonies need to be merged. Two weak bee colonies can be merged into a medium-sized colony. In fact, worker bees are also a factor that determines the egg-laying capacity of the queen bee. Therefore, novices who raise bees should avoid weak bees.

3. Avoid taking all the honey

Honey harvest is the harvest season for beekeepers. It should be a very happy thing, but many novices are not happy after harvesting honey. It turns out that the bees escaped after harvesting honey. The main reason for the bees to leave is that you took away all the honey and left no food for the bees. Without food to eat, of course they will leave.

4. Avoid frequent unpacking

For a beehive, maintaining a stable environment is a major advantage for the development of the colony. If the beekeeper opens the box to check on the bee colony from time to time, the influx of outside air will often destroy the climate environment of the honeycomb that the worker bees have worked so hard to create. This is because the hatching and growth of bee larvae require a constant temperature. Changes in hot and cold environments can easily affect the development of bee larvae, not to mention disturbing the bee colony, and easily increase the chances of bee theft, causing losses to the bee colony.

5. Avoid taking medication at will

Some novices, when encountering bee diseases, use drugs indiscriminately due to anxiety, which often leads to big problems because the drugs are not suitable for the symptoms. Even healthy colonies that were not originally sick become sick colonies. Therefore, when bees are sick, do not rush to use drugs, first find out the disease the bees are suffering from, and then prescribe the correct drugs.

6. Avoid feeding at will

There are many ways to raise bees, but they can be roughly divided into reward raising and supplementary raising. Reward raising can stimulate the queen bee to lay eggs and stimulate worker bees to eat, while supplementary raising can provide the necessary material basis for the bees. Many new beekeepers are completely disorganized when feeding bees, and they feed them in a mess. However, this will not only not promote the development of bees, but may even bring many negative effects.

7. Avoid having two kings in the same box

Double-king with boxes is a relatively high-end beekeeping technology. Many novices who don't even understand the basic habits of bees also like to study double-king colonies. It seems that a good double-king colony is just like raising bees. In fact, there is no need to have a double-king colony at all, and a group of bees can reach a strong colony of more than 10 boxes after being raised. Of course, this does not mean that a double-king group cannot be established, but it is not suitable for novices.

8. Avoid white-headed pupae, which are all nest insects

Most beekeepers still think of white-headed pupae as nest worms, but white-headed pupae are not only caused by nest worms, but also by dead pupae, shaking honey or "bee pupae disease" caused by improper inspection. These diseases are manifested as follows: first, if the white-headed pupae are connected in a continuous line, it is caused by nest worms; second, if the white-headed pupae are scattered and scarce, it is caused by improper inspection; third, if the white-headed pupae are densely packed, it is caused by "bee pupae disease". Make appropriate adjustments based on the causes of the appearance of white-headed pupae.

9. Avoid closing everything

Too closed will increase the bee's fatigue, shorten the life of the bee, and cause heat damage and rotten bees. Above 22 degrees and below 35 degrees, on the premise of keeping the temperature moist, open the air windows as much as possible to ventilate the hive, but avoid cross-ventilation. Whether to open the air windows is best decided by the bees themselves. The simplest way is to see that the bees are fanning the air at the nest entrance, then it is time to open the air windows or open the box cover.

10. Avoid unsterilized feed

Feeds of unknown origin must be disinfected before feeding bees. Most beekeepers boil sugar and pour it into pollen, stir and ferment it overnight before feeding it to bees. This is extremely unscientific and unscientific. Pollen may contain potential "bacteria" that can cause rotten bees or "viruses" that can cause cysts, as well as other bacteria and viruses that can cause various diseases, so disinfection must be done well.