Caring for the bees in the winter
Caring for the bees in the winter: because of, video.
In winter a bit of work in the apiary.
Mainly, it comes down to listening socket and control of temperature and humidity.
Normally care of bees in the winter requires a minimum of time and effort, as an experienced beekeeper since the end of the summer preparing their toilers winter.
Autumn shrinking nest, put insulating cushion.
exept this, set Susz, and above – rack.
How to care for the bees in the winter
First of all, December desirable to come back at least once in their toilers.
Pasechnik listening socket and records the temperature and humidity in the hive.
Then listen insects. Must be heard quiet monotonous hum or buzzing.
If bees are highly concerned, they need to reassure.
To do this, close all wintering notch, and it is made outside.
That, the only way to calm the toilers – lower temperature.
If family roztryvozhyla restless neighbors, need to open all the windows and doors in the barn or in the attic and cool hives.
Winter care for the bees means constant control of temperature and humidity. This matter beehive design.
If it is Closed, it would be better to keep the temperature at + 3 WITH. If open-house, then at + 4-5 WITH.
pay attention, a hive should not be damp. Allowed humidity level 85%.
We should not allow, to the bottom of the waters or on the walls appear condensate: it makes work more actively insect wings and spend a lot of energy.
In accordance, increased consumption of food, and bees can not wait purification flyby.
Read: How quickly dissolve bees – methods.
How to conduct a review of winter
Rules for Review:
- flashlight glass pre smoke;
- You can not disturb the insects, so try to approach the hive to create as little noise;
- If the hives are in the open, sprinkle sand track: This will allow you to quietly get to the bee houses.
Caring for the bees outdoors in winter
If your hives located on the street you have decided to winter does not bring them into the barn, take care of insulation.
Maximum reduce wall socket and uteplit. Lower letok should be open.
When the snowfall in any case not sweep it off the roof and walls of the house, as it provides additional insulation and prevents overcooling nest.
Only during the thaw, remove snow, so that the water does not flow into the hive. If the eye was covered with ice, not need to vidkolupuvaty.
Your actions roztryvozhat insects. Wait until the thaw. Need to block access to wind hives.
This is usually in snowy regions make fence with snow piles. You can watch the video.
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Procedure bees care for months
In December, all the hives are transferred to Zimovniki. If you decide to keep insects spend the winter outdoors, uteplit nest.
January is controlled presence pidmoru. In mid-January is usually carried preventing diseases by administering drugs in feeding.
For this prepare Kandy. In February insects fed sweet dough and sent to the laboratory tests pidmor.
Pasechnik pidmor itself can inspect for the presence of ticks or any defects.