golden Schurko (bee-eater)

Golden Bird Schurko (bee-eater): control measures.

Having got apiary, must take into account many, Disposition such as birds nests, who eat bees.

Not all, but rather like birds to eat bees, and some of them significantly reduce the number of bee colonies the apiary, and sometimes knocked out and all apiary.

1. How does the bee-eater?
2. How to deal with bee-eater?
3. What birds eat bees?

How does the bee-eater?

In the first of those same birds – is bee-eater bird (golden Schurko)

These birds differ from others in their size and plumage. In size they are slightly larger than woof, and reach a length 60 cm.

Also, the tail is a difference in males, and females.

The color is very bright. The females yellow tail, males and white stripes.

Bee-eater usually live in forests and forest.

Make a nest on the slopes forar'yeriv, sometimes settle in abandoned bird houses.

Winter fly to Africa to spend the winter.

It should be noted, bees – the main food of the bird species, they also eat wasps, Bumble, sometimes small lizards and frogs.

How to deal with bee-eater?

Havoc nest and kill the birds can not. This species is listed as endangered.

If you nomadic apiary, Carry just hives to a new location. in addition, You can equip mesh fence.

Although most of the predator approaches the hive, and catches bees on the way home.

The best option to combat bee-eater is moving hives.

Shturka – dangerous predator, that eats bees and bumblebees.

Poison insects on them does not work. One individual can destroy 2-3% family of insects.

But as the birds fly in flocks, they can disrupt medosbor. That is why, noticing significant reduction in family, change the location of hives.

You can occasionally play a voice recording Falcon Falco subbuteo. Schurko fear of a bird.

Some beekeepers vidstrelyuyut of dead birds and hang on apiaries, Do not potrubno, as bees know this enemy dead and zhaplyat Schurko, while one dead bird nachyslyuyetsya to hundreds of stings.

Schurko can vznavaty the characteristic singing. Radical means of dealing with bee-eater there.

What birds eat bees?

Birds, eating bee:

• tits;
• swallows;
• osoyid;
• sorokoput;
• golden Schurko.

As you can see, wanting to eat bees many of your apiary. Some specially in winter to arrive hives.

To lure bees, They tap on the beak house. In winter, swallows and tits to not destroy insects, need to hang on trees feeders.

From time to time do not forget to pour grain bread. Most, in summer grid fails, because the birds are caught near the hives of bees.