Apiary

Mold in the hive after hibernation: a photo.

Зима – складний період для бджільництва.

How successful perezimuet toiler, depends entirely on the beekeeper.

It should take care of the autumn cold training winterers.

But it happens, after frosts beekeeper finds mold in the hive after hibernation.

What shall I do? Do something immediately or spring?

Of course, You can not delay and should immediately remove excess moisture from the slot.

1. Why there is mold in the hive?
2. How to prevent occurrence of moisture in the nest?
3. Produce ceiling ventilation

Why there is mold in the hive?

This is the result of poor ventilation or over-wintering its insulation.

It should be noted, that beekeepers can use heating devices to heat the nest, but forget about ventilation.

Winter stray insects club, inside which the temperature 33 WITH.

If the temperature is above, then the queen begins to lay eggs, in accordance, worker bees for feeding young drain on many feed.

Bees can begin diarrhea. To remove the smell, they will work more actively wings, which will increase humidity in the nest.

This would result in gray or black mold.

How to prevent occurrence of moisture in the nest?

First of all,, to choose materials for housing insulation bee.

Ідеальний варіант – подушка з сухого сіна або моху.

In winter, you should not clog notch.

It is necessary to keep them open.

Do not worry, toiler not freeze.

The presence of the air layer in the hive will prevent mold

At the bottom you can put a U-shaped box size winterers.

So, air, penetrating the slot, this will heat the air space.

Read: Nutrient bees pine extract.

This includes pillows with hay. This kind of adaptation layer, which warms the air, penetrating the slot.

Produce ceiling ventilation

Instruction:

• take plywood 10 on 10 cm;
• prybyyte to plywood wedges;
• This kind of box, attach the back, which usually focuses club insects;
• holstyk place to vent.

So, and ambrosia cells will dry, in accordance, humidity in the hive does not rise.

Hold the bottom to open letok, as the first snow falls. Usually, mold in the hive appears after a warm winter and rainy.

Oddly enough, better tolerate insects snow winter, as snow insulation Zimovniki.

Remember, If the top letok in the cold season will be closed, and cold air enters the nest, insects will increasingly move, this will result in release of large amounts of moisture.

This water vapor will settle on a ceiling and can turn into ice, in accordance, toiler die.

also read: As transplanted bees from hive to hive

In the spring you see mold.

Types of ventilation to deal with mold:

1. Hopper bottom;
2. opening roof winterers.

If no cracks at the top, roof and sealed, then the moisture will accumulate at the top.

It can freeze, while thaw settle at the bottom of the housing. This will razmokanyyu boards and death of insects.