Wintering bees in greenhouses
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The organization wintering bees in greenhouses
Wintering bees in greenhouses – organization, frequent errors.
Wintering in greenhouses is very good for our climatic conditions latitudes.
So how in the organization of the maintenance of the winter season the greatest likelihood, that bees will take good winter and spring will begin its substantive work full of strength and energy.
Types of winter in the greenhouse conditions
There are two basic ways, which can be carried wintering bees in greenhouses:
- placing hives in a greenhouse standard, made of polycarbonate;
- placing families in a sophisticated modern conditions.
In the first case, a greenhouse made of polycarbonate is the standard way. Nothing wrong in transferring bees is no such design.
But with the onset of the spring season and warming air to a temperature 10 degrees of plus, insects
fit bright, they actively will break out on the street, Although the weather has not let them establish a lot.
This kind of structure has long been used.
Today decided to spend some improvements for construction, to wintering held more comfortably, and beekeepers did not have to wrestle with how to protect bees from early flyby and complete disorientation in natural phenomena and temperature.
The second option involves a more advanced model of greenhouses, when the top layer of polycarbonate roofing concluded.
Little of, inside is dark, so the spring will not be drastic changes in temperature design.
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Another option could be considered improvements pasting from inside the greenhouse 3-centimeter thickness foam.
This temperature even in severe frosts will not fall below 9 C, and in the spring will not rise more than -2 gradusi.
How to wintering bees in greenhouses?
To wintering bees in greenhouses Polycarbonate successful and productive, not enough to cover the greenhouse with an additional layer of insulation.
Should care about the conditions, and other important points.
So, should first organize Metal stands hives for, that could not get into rodents, which in winter are actively seeking their own food, and accessible food.
Before you put the bees in the greenhouse should process all the hives on the outside oil.
Placing houses in a greenhouse at the end of autumn – early winter do not disturb your insect, do not try to penetrate the greenhouse too often, disturb family.
From December to February, with proper care, your bees will fall enough, you will clear a path from snow to their new home.
Your attention, let alone interference in their lives do not need. Only with the advent of February you are allowed to visit their bees with additional gifts.
Organize insect feeding honeycomb honey, drizzle with good melt water.
Bring bee fresh air can come only when in March, the sun is already actively warming the earth and the world, and will be seen a revival of nature.
Organization ventilation, the required level of humidity and heat
Once you put in their hives polycarbonate greenhouse, then the first few days can be noted temperature fluctuations towards its improvement.
To avoid overheating families open hatches greenhouse, leave the door open, and pipe, designed for improved ventilation.
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If you do not, the bees will strain and worry. Once the temperature normalizes, and bees return to normal, You can open notch.
Wintering bees in the greenhouse
To stay in the hives in a greenhouse in the same mind not accumulate excess moisture, should be left slightly open top is letok, and the bottom tightly lay.
The entire structure is heated by insulated layer foam upholstery.
So as spring bees is born a new brood, it is necessary to conduct additional feeding.
Bees need more food, but, so, they begin to move, eat more, provide more heat.
For one kilogram of honey will need the same amount of air.
And as a result the bees will: selected heat, close 0,5 kg of carbon dioxide and moisture as much.
Already it is clear, the temperature inside the greenhouse polycarbonate rise again.
her, of course, encouraged to bring to normal, artificially lowering.
You can at night leave little greenhouse door ajar, previously taking care of small grid, installed on this hole.
When bees are kept in greenhouse conditions, it does not provide a constant need for careful wiretapping hive. This can be done fairly rare and extremely superficial.
If going to the bee house, even you hear buzzing, then all well and should not be disturbed family.
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In the event, When you celebrate a strong buzz in the weak hive, it means, low temperature, and if the same buzz accompanies strong family, the, vice versa, temperature too high.
If the buzz is uneven, but hear the buzz of individuals, it indicates a problem with the uterus in the family.
The solution is: to plant at all weakened family with a healthy uterus in the hive, where there is a problem with the last.
Humidity in the greenhouse: which should be?
If the humidity is organized properly, it is at least not like your insect, and a maximum – will result in death or weakening bees.
For the measurement of humidity hygrometer can use two or thermometer.
To measure the humidity is two thermometers follow these procedures:
- One thermometer wrap the ball with measuring liquid muslin or gauze two layers, while the end it should be dipped in water tank.
- Follow gradual drying of cheesecloth or muslin, as the fabric dries so, how dry the air inside the greenhouse.
- Humidity readings calculated as the difference between the two thermometers.
Normal values for the conditions is a hotbed of humidity 75 to 85%.
If it is higher, honey may deteriorate, if the, vice versa, Here too dry, Honey is also able to dry.
Humidity reduces the increase in temperature and good ventilation facilities.
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If it is necessary to increase, it is sufficient to pour the floor inside the greenhouse with water.
Problems and errors beekeepers wintering
The main problem is wintering bees inside the greenhouse experienced beekeepers called Early flyby.
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As soon as the sun begins to heat polycarbonate, then himself, usually, can not see, but only a strong luminescence material on all sides.
This confuses some bees, forcing them to fly and take the first overflights.
As a result – everything can be excessively contaminated food of life insects.
mistake beekeeper, which often allowed the initial stages comprehend this complex science, creating conditions deemed inappropriate for families.
That is not tracking temperature control, not create shadow conditions and normal humidity threshold.
As a result – families often weak and sick. Carefully watch the temperature, humidity and ventilation inside the greenhouse, and use advanced designs greenhouse.
This method of hibernation absolutely not for those, growers and keeps bees in the country, as it is not possible to constantly monitor the situation wintering greenhouse.
Hothouse requires constant monitoring and adjusting the conditions inside, but in this case you can count on strong family healthy, able to prepare large amounts of honey.
