How does beeswax work best to lure bees? How to lure bees has the highest success rate

Beeswax is a fatty substance secreted by the beeswax glands of appropriate age workers, bee colonies use beeswax to build a spleen and cover the ovary and feed room, in beekeeping production, beeswax can be pressed into a nest foundation through the nest base machine, in addition to beeswax is also very effective in trapping wild bee colonies, let's take a look at how beeswax lures bees with the best effect!

First, the principle of bee trapping

Almost all the "buildings" in the hive are made of beeswax, in fact, the smell of beeswax has a natural attraction to bees, and beeswax is even more effective than honey and sugar in attracting bees, because honey and sugar are particularly easy to attract ants when using honey and sugar to lure bees, and ants and other insects are not very interested in beeswax.

Second, the best time

There are two main situations for bee colonies to find a new place to build a nest, one is that the bee colony will find a new nest site to build a nest after leaving the original nest when the bee colony is naturally divided, and the other is that the bee colony has to abandon the nest and flee and find a new site to build a nest when the honey source is scarce or the damage of pests and diseases is serious, so the best time to use beeswax to lure bees is the natural bee separation period and the peak of bee colony migration.

3. Locations for attracting bees

The first condition for bee colonies to choose a nest site is that there is a rich and easy-to-collect nectar source nearby, secondly, there must be fewer enemies near the new nest site, especially the wasps, the third is that the new nest site requires the sun to be open and warm in winter and cool in summer, and finally there should be eye-catching signs near the new nest site, so it can lure bees under the rocks with abundant nectar sources nearby or in a sheltered place from a protruding mountain.

Fourth, bee trapping skills

1. Wax coating in the box: The most commonly used bee trap tool is the beetrap, which can be coated with a layer of beeswax on the inner wall of the beehive when making the beetrap, so that it is easy to attract the detection bee into the beehive and lead the bee colony to settle down.

2. Wax on the hive door: some beeswax can be applied near the hive door of the beehive, which is more conducive to the detection bee to find the hive door and enter the hive.

3. Burning the nest spleen: When trapping bees, you can burn the nest spleen to attract detection bees, because the smell of nest spleen burning has a strong attraction to bees, and the specific method is to ignite the nest spleen near the beehive at about ten o'clock in the morning.

Almost all the "buildings" in the hive are made of beeswax, in fact, the smell of beeswax has a natural attraction to bees, and beeswax is even more effective than honey and sugar in attracting bees, because honey and sugar are particularly easy to attract ants when using honey and sugar to lure bees, and ants and other insects are not very interested in beeswax.

In places where bees are frequented, you can use the scent of beeswax to attract bees through some beeswax, so that you can catch them.

This is to coat the inside of the box with beeswax, and then it is easier to attract bees and let them settle down.

In order to have the highest success rate of bee trapping, you can follow the following steps: bee trap tool, best time, bee trap location, and regular inspection.

1. Bee trapping tools.

There are two kinds of bee trap tools: bee trap and bee trap hole, most of which the beetrap is made of waste beehives, and the bee trap hole is manually excavated or made by using natural caves, but whether it is a bee trap or a bee trap hole, the most common method is to apply beeswax on the inner wall and near the nest door, because the aromatic smell of beeswax has a natural attraction to bees.

2. The best time.

The best time to lure bees is the natural bee period, from a national point of view, the natural bee period is mainly concentrated around the Qingming Festival and the National Day, but the specific time is different due to the climate and nectar sources in different places, so the local natural bee period should be investigated in detail before the bee trap, in addition to the lack of nectar sources or serious enemy invasion when the bee colony is also easy to abandon the nest and migrate, at this time, the bee trap can also be used to induce the migratory bee colony that abandons the nest and escapes.

3. Location of bee trapping.

The selection of bee trap site largely determines the effect of burying bee trap, one is that there must be a wild bee colony within a radius of 2 3 km from the bee trap site, the second is that there must be a rich and relatively continuous nectar source within the radius of 2 3 km from the bee trap site, the third is that the microclimate of the bee trap site must be suitable and conducive to the bee colony to resist enemies, and the fourth is that there is a conspicuous and beneficial standard cultivation burial object near the bee trap site.

4. Regular inspection.

After the completion of the placement of bee trap tools, the bend in the spike should be checked regularly, especially in the sunny weather after a long rain, it is most easy to lure the bee colony, if the bee colony is successfully lured, it is necessary to pass the box to the normal beehive in time to raise, and then restore the bee trap tool to the original state to trap more bee colonies, in addition, the bee trap tool may also be encroached upon by snakes, insects, rats and ants, so it is necessary to clean up the uninvited guests from time to time and actively do a good job of prevention.

Precautions for bee traps

1. The main goal of bee trapping is to divide the bee colony when the bees are naturally divided, followed by the migratory swarm that has to abandon the nest and flee for various reasons, so the natural bee division period and the high migration period are the best times to trap bees.

2. The location of the bee trap must be selected according to the nesting habits of the bees, if the location of the bee trap is not right, it may often be a bamboo basket to draw water, but if the location of the bee trap is reasonable, a certain location can be used to attract several groups of bees.

3. There are two kinds of bee trap tools: bee trap and bee trap hole, among which the advantage of beetrap is that it is flexible and can change its position freely, while the advantage of beetrap hole is that it can be used permanently only by digging once.

4. It is advisable to attract bees in spring, which is the natural bee period for bees. In addition, summer and autumn can lure bee colonies that abandon their nests and migrate to the sea.

Diagram of beeswax application to beehives.

1. Prepare the necessary tools for applying beeswax to the beehive, the most important thing is to prepare a small basin, a stove and a brush for painting in addition to the beehive and beeswax.

As shown in the figure: This is boiled beeswax, if there is beeswax at home, you can boil the beeswax water directly brush the beehive, if not, buy beeswax and put it in the pot, pour some water into the pot, ready to boil.

2. Adjust the heat of the stove to the level of medium and low heat, put the prepared small pot on the stove, put the beeswax in the basin, and heat it slowly over medium and low heat.

3. Before applying beeswax, take off the lid of the beehive, take an appropriate amount of beeswax liquid with a brush, and start brushing from the inside of the beehive, and keep it uniform when applying beeswax, not too thick or too thin. It is best to ensure that the wax layer is around five millimeters.

4. After the beehive is smeared with beeswax, the inside of the lid should also be coated with beeswax, and then begin to smear the appearance of the beehive, if you feel that the beeswax is high, the outside of the beehive can also choose some paraffin wax to be applied, the corrosion resistance of paraffin wax is also relatively strong, and there is no special odor, the bee is easier to accept, after all the smearing, to see if the beehive has gaps, if there is also beeswax to smooth it.

5. After the beehive is applied, it should be placed in a cool place to air dry, and it can be officially put into use after three to four days.

Beeswax lures bees, and the beeswax needs to melt first.

Then apply to the mouth of the beehive and the four corners inside the beehive.

In this way, the purpose of enhancing the bee trap can be achieved.

1. Using paraffin wax and microcrystalline wax as raw materials, catalytic oxidation reaction was carried out on the self-made oxidation reaction device, and the pure tricosanol was prepared by refining, saponification, extraction, recrystallization and other processes, and compared with the triacosanol extracted from natural beeswax, and qualitatively analyzed by infrared spectroscopy. The results showed that at the oxidation temperature of 155 160 and the oxidation time of 4 6 h, the properties of the oxidized paraffin wax were similar to those of natural beeswax, which could replace natural beeswax to extract triasanol. The saponification time was 5 h, and the saponification effect of NaOH-ethanol solution was better when the concentration was 2 mol L, and the effect of separating and purifying triasanol from the product by using benzene as a solvent was better. Triasanol extracted from oxidized waxes is similar in nature to triasanol extracted from beeswax.

2. Using saponified wax as the main raw material, oxidized wax is prepared by catalytic oxidation reaction, and the oxidized wax is physically modified. The test results showed that when the amount of catalyst m (catalyst) m (saponified wax) was the amount of co-catalyst m (catalyst) m (saponified wax) was the air flow rate m3 h (saponified wax 100 g), the reaction temperature was 150 h and the reaction time was 7 h, the optimal oxidized wax was obtained. The properties of the modified wax obtained by the addition of polyethylene) M (oxidized wax)] are very close to those of natural beeswax.

The extraction of beeswax is a very complex process, the extraction of beeswax is to pay attention to a lot of techniques and precautions, let's briefly understand the extraction method of beeswax: in the old nest spleen and the wax chips collected at the usual time, often mixed with cocoons, propolis, pollen and other impurities, need to take appropriate processing methods, from which a relatively pure beeswax is proposed. Beekeepers in China generally use hot pressing to extract wax to separate impurities.

The specific method is to put the old spleen, wax scraps and other raw materials into a large pot and add water to boil, and the beeswax melts into a liquid after being heated. Since the specific gravity of beeswax is lighter than that of water, it floats on the surface of the water. After the wax liquid and water in the pot are cooled, the beeswax will solidify again, and the impurities at the bottom can be scraped off at this time to obtain purer beeswax.

Trap bees without beeswax can use this.