Blockchain beekeeping app
Investigation of nectar source the plants that can be used by bees to collect nectar and pollen are called nectar source plants. Honey source is the basis of beekeeping. Before determining the place to release bees, it is necessary to investigate the species, area and flowering period of nectar plants. The main nectar source plants that can collect a large amount of commercial honey are: rape in oil crops; Melilotus and alfalfa in green manure of forage; Jujube in fruit trees; Sophora tree in the forest; Vitex in shrubs, etc. Generally, a colony of bees needs about 2-4 mu of nectar plants. We also need to know the flowering period of all kinds of nectar plants, as well as the situation of honeybee proction over the years. The beekeeping place should be within 2 km from the main nectar plants. The closer the bee farm is to the nectar plants, the better. There should be clean water near the bee farm. Such as lakes, streams, canals, etc., in order to ensure the water collection of bees and the domestic water of beekeepers. The bee farm should be flat, dry, sunny and open in the southeast without obstacles. In the northwest, it is better to have a hillside or a house or fence. In addition, there are loudspeakers, street lamps and insect traps nearby, which are not suitable for bees
2 how to choose a bee colony
the bee species must be selected according to the local honey source, climate and other conditions. In the plain areas of northwest, North and Northeast China, it is dry in summer and there is a big honey source with a long nectar flow period. In the mountainous area of Northeast China, the winter is long and cold, the spring is short, and the main nectar source blooms early. If the local area is located in mountainous area and there is no concentrated big honey source, you can choose Zhongfeng
the best time to buy bee colony is in early spring, when the temperature is rising and tends to be stable, and when the nectar plants begin to bloom. This period of purchase is concive to the breeding of the bee colony, and it is effective in that year
it can also be purchased in summer and autumn, but it should be noted that there should be at least one main honey source in that year. In this way, even if we can't get a lot of commercial honey, we can at least guarantee the feed reserve needed by the bee colony for overwintering. Note that it is not suitable to buy bees after the end of the year. Because at this time to buy bees in addition to the cost of buying, but also to buy sugar to feed bees. During the winter, the colony may also die
when purchasing a bee colony, we should also pay attention to the quality of the colony, and the age of the queen should not exceed two years
if you buy bees in summer or autumn, you'd better choose the new king of that year. The queen bee with good quality has a big abdomen, a slightly sharp tail, four wings and six feet, and is steady in action. The spawning area is large and neat. The worker bees with good quality are big and bright in color. They don't climb everywhere when they open the box to pick up the spleen, and they are gentle in temperament. The whole colony should be healthy and disease-free. The number of bees in the colony should not be less than 2 in early spring. It should be more than 5 frames in summer and autumn, and have certain spleen. For example, a colony with 5 frames should have 3-4 frames of spleen. Among them, the spleen should account for at least half. In addition, it should also be noted that each nest spleen, there must be honey spleen 0.5-1 kg. The spleen should not be too old. There should not be many male hives on the spleen
after the colony is transported back, if the space is spacious, the hives can be arranged in a single box. It is required that the front row and the back row should be staggered, the distance between each row should be 2-3 meters, and the distance between the beehives should be 1-2 meters, so as to facilitate the bees to recognize the nest and personnel management. If the venue is small, double boxes can be used in parallel. Two boxes in a group, 20 cm apart. When arranging beehives, the direction of the nest door is generally south or East. Note that the nest door should not face west, in order to avoid direct sunlight in the afternoon nest door, so that the nest temperature is too high
3 prevention of bee sting
bee sting is a kind of self-defense instinct of bees. When the management action is rough, or standing in front of the hive, blocking the bee path, or the beekeeper has a peculiar smell, it will cause bee sting. Bee sting is not harmful to people. In case of being stung, don't use your hands nervously. Use your fingernails calmly to remove stings. Do not use your hands to pull out the prick, so as not to let more venom into the skin. The stung part can be washed with water. Then apply a little ammonia or soapy water
4 prepare all beekeeping utensils
the commonly used beekeeping utensils include: ① face net: it is a gauze net to prevent the face from being stung when checking the bee colony; ② Open scraper: it is a necessary tool to check the hive frame, scrape propolis, and cut the rendant spleen; ③ Bee broom: used to sweep off the bees on the spleen of the nest; ④ Feeding device: used to feed the bees with liquid medicine and sugar; Sprayer: used to spray smoke to drive bees to homing, and also to spray mite. ⑥ Nest base: the thin sheet of hexagonal house base pressed by beeswax is installed on the nest frame, and the spleen is built by bees for breeding insects, storing honey and storing powder; ⑦ Honey machine: used to separate honey from honey spleen; ⑧ Beehive and nest frame: self made or purchased as needed
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