Bees in April
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Work in the apiary in April
Bees in April: major work on apiaries.
April – important month in beekeeping.
It is in the middle of spring in most regions comes first spring heat.
At this time beekeeper performs a cursory review of hives and preparing for a full audit.
Bees in April need support and supplementation.
Work in the apiary in April
Here's a sample list of works in the middle of spring:
- hives review and determination of families;
- assessment of the quantity and quality of feed, remaining in the hive;
- insulation nests;
- determining the presence of cancer in the nest;
- cleaning the nest of pidmoru.
When and how to exhibit hives?
First of all, put in place hives, where they were last year. Now you can fully open bottom letok.
Letok door does not open. Work should begin in 10-11 am, the temperature in the shade should be below 12 WITH. 
The top notch no need to open. Now do not rush to go.
Beekeeper should watch the flyby of bees.
The nature of movements can draw conclusions about the state of the family.
If insects within minutes obletilys and gone into the cloud, which flew into the hive, we can talk about welfare.
Further, insects with strong families begin to make with the house and all the garbage pidmor.
What shall I do, if notch open, and insects in no hurry to implement circled?
If you notice, after opening notch a few individuals at the hands of fly hive, a warning signal.
You should check, almost closed eye pidmorom. Further purification is performed eye.
If insects are still not fly, you must remove the top cover and identify the cause of reluctance to carry insects flying around.
Spring inspection of bee colonies
The beekeeper must determine the quantity of food in the hive. For normal development of insects should be 10-12 kg of honey and 2 the scope of pollen.
Spring inspection of bee colonies
If food is not enough, then pour sugar syrup feeders.
After this treatment performed or relocation of nests of insects in a clean and disinfected beehive.
Spring inspection of bee colonies is performed at a temperature in the shade 14 WITH.
It is necessary to note the presence of the uterus and the number of brood.
Then roll filled with the year of birth of the uterus, number of lanes, frames with food and brood number.
The family occupies a medium strength 6 framework, strong family – 9 framework.
If you do not have to relocate the new hive insects, it is removed from the bottom pidmor, and shrinking nest and uteplyuyetsya.
To this end, top and bottom should put a pillow. For poor families set cushion on the side wall.
How to avoid theft?
spring, when no honey plants, often there are cases of theft.
This leads to the death of healthy insects, that perish, protecting your home.
reasons theft:
- because no trick, no honey plants;
- weak and bezmatochni family;
- south bees the apiary;
- Beekeeper inaccuracy.
The beekeeper may itself provoke theft, if during the inspection of the nest honey contaminated hands takes on body and cover hive.
This lure insects, which then eat the remains of honey and try to get into the hive. 
How to handle the bees in April, You can see the video.
If you notice, that some insects trying to get into the hive, but throw them out, take action.
It is necessary to reduce to a minimum letok. Then set the grid on the eye.
If this does not help and near a beehive you see a cloud of insects, who are trying to get into the hive, tilt it slightly and oblyyte stream of warm water.
Insect wash with a notch. The procedure is repeated several times.
