Collect pollen: how do?
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Gathering dust in the apiary: when and how to do it.
Collect pollen beekeepers usually early in the season.
This unique plant component contains a record number of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
Bee pollen is used as protein feed for larvae, among men valued for the unique healing properties.
When collecting pollen on an apiary?
Bees collect pollen, to feed larvae. It contains large quantities of proteins, vitamins and minerals product promotes rapid growth and proper development of larvae. In this regard, collecting pollen usually lasts from May to June. 
Striped insects prefer to collect pollen from flowering plants, as it is more nutritious, anemofilnyh than plants (pine, alder, poplar etc.).
Bees collect pollen grains from plants and attached to their legs, so it is also called pollen.
For just one bee can bring to 20 grams of this unique natural product.
Collecting pollen falls on a period of intense flowering plants. This procedure is selected dry serene days, Since the moisture pollen is very perishable and there is mold.
Many novice beekeepers interested, how much time collecting pollen. Usually special set pylkozbyrach take morning and evening, to prevent the ingress of moisture in the product.
How is collecting pollen on an apiary?
Gathering the apiary conducted using special design, called pylkozbyrachem. It is a tray of wood or plastic with double mesh. The diameter of the holes in the top of the grid should be 5 mm, and the bottom 3-4 mm.
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- Set in front of the lower tray pylkozbyrach, The upper closed. Thanks to this, insects will fly across the bottom and leave pollen tray. Passes collecting pollen so:
- A bee collects pollen grains on flowering plants and attaches it to their quotes, and puts a special basket, located behind.
- Prylitayuchy the hive, insect passes through pylkozbyrach, which goes to 50% assembled product. Stayed component used to feed larvae.
- Pollen grains through the upper and lower grille fall into the tray.
The beekeeper takes pollen from the tray at the end of the day. Set pylkozbyrach can, If the hive is at least three full frames, but it must be empty frames. This encourages insects continue to collect pollen.
Recommendations for proper collection
Pollen - a unique natural component, which contains a huge amount of vitamins, enzymes, minerals and other nutrients.
Just one teaspoon of pollen a day will forget and prevent many diseases, strengthen the immune system and improve the process of hematopoiesis.
Taking care of their own health and the health of others, while collecting pollen important to remember, this important product and bee.
To stock up valuable product and do not harm insects honey, be followed simple tips:
- Set pylkozbyrach should only beehive, in which they live strong colonies. If the family is poor, collection of refuse should.
- Do not collect pollen every day. Need to take a break periodically, insects that could make stocks for feeding larvae.
- During mating cancer pylkozbyrach clean.
- No collects in rainy weather and high humidity, because the product is quickly spoiled.
- At night trays of pollen must clean, as a natural component strongly hygroscopic, and moisture will lead to a deterioration of the product.
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The day can be collected from 100 to 300 grams of pollen grains. With the right approach for collecting season beekeeper can stock up on natural component of the whole year, without bees nashkodyvshy.
How to dry and store pollen?
When properly stored pollen can be used all year. To do this, follow these steps::
- Assembled components laid out on paper and sent to dry.
- Dry it should be in a dark room with good ventilation and room temperature. You can not put the product in the sun.
- The drying process takes a few days. Periodically pollen grains need to mix, the moisture evenly published.
- Dried pollen sift through a sieve, to separate garbage.
- Place the dried natural biostimulant in dry glass jars and close the lid.
- Keep it should be in a dark and dry place. Shelf life is no more than a year.
Pollen - a valuable and nutritious product for bees, and for people. Collect it must be properly, taking care not only about their own interests, but striped truzhenytsah.
