CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the requirements for beekeeping? (What are the requirements for beekeeping?)

1. What are the requirements for a site suitable for beekeeping?

The quality of the beekeeping site is the key to the success of beekeeping, especially for fixed-site beekeeping. The site must be carefully selected. The selection of the site has the following conditions:

1. Rich in nectar sources:

Within 2 kilometers, there should be at least two main nectar sources throughout the year. In addition, there should be some auxiliary nectar sources with staggered flowering periods. For nectar sources with short flowering periods and nectar flow, bee colonies should be placed in a slightly lower downwind position than the nectar source area, which is conducive to bees going against the wind with empty stomachs and returning with the wind downhill with full stomachs. It is also good for the apiary to be located in the middle of the nectar source.

2. Adequate water supply:

Bees should not be kept near waste pollution, toilets, animal sheds, pig houses, etc. There should not be rivers, lakes or other places between the nectar source and the apiary, so as to avoid the bees dying in the nectar source because they do not have time to return to the nest before the rain.

3. The terrain is flat and dry.

4. Convenient transportation.

5. Suitable environment:

Bees like quietness, so factories should not be set up around schools, factories, and enterprises.

2. Can bees be raised under an unsealed tin shed?

It is not okay to keep honey under a tin shed. Because the tin shed will heat up when exposed to the sun, and the house under the shed will also heat up, which is not conducive to the preservation of honey. Honey should be placed in a relatively cool place.

Conditions required for beekeeping

Site conditions

There should be sufficient main nectar sources and auxiliary nectar and pollen sources within a radius of 2.5 kilometers around the site, and the main and auxiliary nectar and pollen sources should be appropriately matched; the site should be selected on a south-facing hillside with sufficient sunlight, backed by high mountains and natural shade above, with southerly winds in summer and northerly winds blocked in winter, and the soil should be fertile, with vigorous growth of nectar plants, a long flowering period, sufficient water and convenient transportation.

3. What kind of environment is suitable for beekeeping?

The temperature is kept between 15 and 20 degrees, there is sunshine, there are orchards or other woods with many flowers near the hive, and the hive is kept away from rain when it rains. This is the best way to keep bees.

4. What are the ten elements of beekeeping?

1. Flowering plants rich in nectar are necessary conditions and things to pay attention to in beekeeping. There should be a large number of flowering plants around the beekeeping site for the bees to collect nectar and obtain food. If there are too few nectar sources, it will not be possible to obtain a large amount of honey, pollen, propolis and other foods that bees need.

A apiary that is fixed in one place should have one or two main flowering plants throughout the year, as well as more scattered flowering plants to meet the food and reproduction needs of the bee colony.

2. There are also many requirements for the conditions and precautions of the beekeeping site. Generally, it should be sunny and sheltered from the wind, with high terrain, dry ground, and suitable temperature and humidity.

High and cold mountainous areas with low temperatures, valleys where strong winds often occur, swampy areas with accumulated water, deserts without shade in summer, hillsides, etc. are not suitable as fixed places for beekeeping.

The environment should be relatively quiet and have good natural water sources near the bee farm, but the water source should not be too close to the nectar source to avoid hindering the collection or drowning and causing casualties. It is also not suitable to set up a bee farm near processing plants, cattle farms, sheep farms, or places where there are many bee enemies.

3. In order to quickly increase the number of bee colonies and honey production and prevent the spread of diseases between bee colonies, it is important to ensure that the fixed bee breeding site is at a certain distance from the surrounding apiaries.

When the bee population is large, the distance between beehives should be appropriately lengthened, or the terrain and plants should be used as natural markers for the bees to return to the nest, so that the bees can easily identify and return to the nest, so as to avoid the bees returning to the wrong home after collecting honey.

4. When there are few flowering plants, bee theft should be noted. The main reasons for bee theft are usually too long inspection time, insufficient honey in the nest, honey spilled outside when feeding, too few bees and too many honeycombs in the nest, too large nest door, cracks in the box wall, etc.

To prevent bee theft, be sure to take out the empty combs before the end of the flowering season to keep the bees densely packed and with sufficient honey. Try to open the boxes for inspection as little as possible and keep the nest door closed.

Preventing bee theft is much easier than stopping it. As long as we strengthen prevention, it will be reduced or prevented from happening.

5. Bees should also pay attention to diseases during their growth process, generally including infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases and invasive diseases.

Non-infectious diseases are caused by climate, feeding and environmental conditions and are not contagious. They mainly include jujube flower disease, diarrhea, nectar and pollen poisoning and pesticide poisoning.

Infectious diseases are mainly caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses, and are generally manifested as chalk disease, rotten brood disease, paratyphoid fever, etc.

Invasive diseases are caused by parasites, ladybugs and insect parasites. Common manifestations include tick disease, humpback flies, flesh flies and ground gall diseases.

For example, in the case of humpback fly disease, this fly is small and active. It sneaks into the beehive and lays an egg in the uncovered larval house. The larvae will hatch in about three or four hours and erode the body of the bee larvae. After six or seven days, the humpback fly larvae will break away from the dead bee larvae, bite open the nest cells and fall to the ground of the beehive. They will hide in the debris at the bottom of the box and become pupae. After ten days, they will become adults. They will continue to lay eggs and harm the larvae. This will repeat repeatedly, causing the bee colony to become restless or escape in severe cases.

6. Bees have many natural enemies throughout their lives, including nest worms, centipedes, robber flies, wasps, and birds such as tits, honey buzzards, honey dogs, hedgehogs, etc. You should pay more attention to this and take more precautions in normal times.

5. What conditions are needed for home beekeeping?

It needs to be surrounded by many flowers, and it needs to be made into a wooden box and honey compartment, and it needs to be placed in a cool place.

6. What is the growth environment of bees?

Growth environment: The geographical distribution of bees depends on the distribution of nectar plants. They are distributed all over the world, with more species in tropical and subtropical areas.

The distribution of different subfamilies or genera has certain limitations. For example, bumblebees are mainly found in the northern temperate zone, extending to the Arctic region, but there is no record of their distribution in tropical regions.

Temperature Bees are cold-blooded animals with a body temperature close to the air temperature. Individual bees cannot retain heat, but the colony has the ability to regulate the temperature within the hive.

The suitable temperature for bee development is 34-35℃. If the temperature is lower than 32℃, the development period will be extended by 1-3 days. If the temperature is higher than 36℃, the development period will be shortened by 1-2 days. Things to note for bee growth: 1. Protein The main source of protein for bees is pollen. Protein is the basic substance of life. It is indispensable for the growth and development of larvae, the laying of eggs by queen bees, and the development and function of the glands of worker bees.

2. Lipids The fat of bees is mainly converted from sugars. The fat in the body of bees contains more unsaturated fatty acids, which play a great role in the growth and development of larvae, eclosion and energy supply.

The beeswax secreted by the wax glands in the abdomen of worker bees must be synthesized from sugars.