How do beginners learn to keep bees? How can a newbie keep a good bee?

Many novice beekeepers, who have just started breeding bees, have a very strong love for bees, and always want to open the box to see the bees, which must be noted. Unpacking and inspecting bees should be purposeful, and it is normal to open the box and check once a week. Do not be greedy for spleen and colony Keeping bees more than spleen or bee spleen is the key point of bee breeding, but some novice beekeepers do not understand the mystery, and are always in a hurry to add spleen and swarm groups, so that the bee colony is easy to have problems.

Therefore, novice beekeepers should raise more strong groups and understand the relationship between bees and spleen.

If you are a novice in home beekeeping, it is recommended to choose a medium bee with relatively simple management. Bees can only be raised well after knowing the habits of bees, and in fact, the management of bees is centered on habits.

1.First, we need to understand bees. Novice beekeepers generally recommend breeding Chinese bees.

Chinese honey bees are easy to reproduce and can be raised without the use of drugs. Bees can be raised as long as they grow in a place that is warm in winter and cool in summer and sheltered from the wind. But Chinese bees are easy to escape, easy to separate bees, and don't like to be disturbed by others.

However, as long as there are eggs and spleens, it is not easy for Chinese bees to escape; 2.Learn technology. Learn bee inspection techniques, understand the various manifestations of a bee colony, learn how to feed bees, learn how to stabilize a bee colony; 3. Practical operation.

Beekeeping has always been a sweet career in the eyes of people, but to keep a good bee and as some people think, especially when managing a bee colony a little carelessness may end in failure, in fact, most people's beekeeping failures are concentrated in the novice period, let's take a look at how novices can raise bees well!

First, the habits of honey should be mastered first

Mastering the living habits of bees is the premise of raising bees, in fact, almost all beekeeping techniques are carried out around the habits of bees, for example, whether it is artificial bee division or natural bee division must master the bee distribution habits, otherwise it is very easy to fly away from the bee colony or the worker bees that are separated from the original group, so novices must have a certain grasp of bee habits before beekeeping.

Second, beekeeping tools need to be practical

As the saying goes, "if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools", for beekeeping is no exception, if you want to keep bees well, you must be equipped with practical beekeeping tools, these tools have a decisive impact on beekeeping is the beehive, here it is recommended that you try to use the live frame beehive to keep bees, because the live frame beehive is relatively more conducive to the management of bee colonies, especially for novices who lack their own technology.

3. Blind greed is the most troublesome

Novice beekeeping must overcome the problem of "greedy", some novices do not consider the situation of the bee colony on the spleen, the result is often the strong group slowly dragged into the weak group, the weak group was almost dragged to the edge of the group extinction, in addition to some novices also like to be greedy for the group, it seems that not to raise a hundred and eighty boxes of bees is not a beekeeper, in fact, so many weak groups are often not able to compete with a few strong groups of others.

Fourth, early prevention of pest and disease hazards

Pest prevention work is a necessary skill for beekeepers, but many novices are waiting for the outbreak of pests and diseases before thinking of a way, in fact, people who really understand beekeeping are doing pest prevention work in advance, such as the nest worm (wax borer larvae) that makes beekeepers have a big headache, the real beekeeper has begun to prevent it in the first winter, and the novices are waiting for the nest worm outbreak before rushing to control.

Fifth, it is not too late to make amends

There are often all kinds of problems in beekeeping production, beekeeping can deal with problems calmly and can deal with them properly, and novices often panic and even make some stupid tricks when they encounter problems, in fact, most of these problems can be "remedied", for example, when the bee colony accidentally loses its king, it only needs to intervene in time with a new queen bee, and do not let it go and cause irreversible losses.

Sixth, relevant technologies should be followed up

Technology largely determines the success or failure of beekeeping, and the most lacking for novices is precisely technology, so continuous learning technology and practical application is the key to raising bees, and when conditions permit, try to communicate with other beekeepers as much as possible, and at the same time use the learned technology in combination with the actual situation, and in today's Internet is so developed, as long as you want to learn, you can almost learn.

It is necessary to pay attention to the breeding environment, choose the right bee species, and prepare the right tools, so that you can better maintain.

You can first go to some professional ** to learn, and then understand the basic breeding technology, so as to get better breeding methods, in order to be able to better breeding.

Breeding environment: It is best for novice bees to build a bee factory in a location with high and dry terrain and abundant nectar source plants. Select the bee species:

Select the appropriate bee species according to the environment of the area where the bee is raised. Prepare tools: The tools you need are beehives, feeders, scrapers, masks, etc.

Maintenance management: Check the door every day, and open the box regularly to observe the safety of the queen bee.

1. Breeding environment

Novice bee raising should first choose a suitable site to build a bee factory, preferably in a high and dry terrain, open to the sun, rich in nectar plants, away from the urban location, the environment around the bee factory must be quiet, and the temperature difference between day and night should be small, the breeding environment is inseparable from the survival rate of bees.

2. Select the bee species

Novices should choose the right bee species according to the environment of the breeding area, for example, the temperature in North China is low, and the black bee species with strong cold tolerance should be selected, the temperature in South China is higher, it is best to choose the medium bee that can withstand high temperature, and the Italian bee can be selected in the plain area with moderate ambient temperature.

3. Prepare tools

The tools needed for bee breeding include beehives, feeders, scrapers, masks, etc., the role of beehives in breeding is to provide habitat for bee colonies, the main function of masks is to prevent bee stings, scrapers can be used to collect honey, and each tool has different uses.

4. Maintenance management

Bees should check the door every day during the breeding period, regularly open the box every day to observe the safety of the queen bee, the best unpacking temperature is about 20 degrees, and the bee colony should be merged or divided into groups during breeding, so as to understand and prevent common bee diseases, so as to avoid disease outbreaks and the death of the bee colony.

New to beekeeping is as follows:

1. Understand the habits of bees. Understanding the habits of bees is the most basic premise of beekeeping, in fact, bee colony management is carried out around the habits of bees, only after understanding the habits of bees can beekeeping be targeted, for example, artificial bee division is the use and imitation of bee habits to achieve.

2. Master the use of bee tools. Mastering the use of bee friends before travel is an indispensable part of beekeeping, in fact, bee tools are also countless generations of beekeepers summed up and designed treasures, only after mastering the use of various bee tools beekeeping can beekeeping get twice the result with half the effort, for example, the live frame beehive is more scientific and more conducive to management than the traditional beehive design.

3. Learn about beekeeping. Learning beekeeping knowledge can provide a theoretical basis for beekeeping, in fact, systematic theoretical knowledge is also the cornerstone of beekeeping, only after perfecting the theoretical knowledge related to beekeeping, beekeeping can be justified, for example, the theoretical basis for bee colonies to intervene in the new king or merge bee colonies is that bees rely on group flavor to identify similarities and differences.

Fourth, the use of beekeeping technology. The use of beekeeping technology is the only way to raise bees, in fact, beekeeping technology only stays in theory without any meaning, only the combination of theory and practice can master the essence of various beekeeping techniques, such as artificial bee technology is a combination of theory and practice to complete.

5. Accumulate experience in beekeeping. Accumulating beekeeping experience is the key to becoming a beekeeping master, in fact, all beekeeping masters grow up in failure after failure, only dare to try and accumulate experience beekeeping technology can make progress, for example, the same problem may be a piece of cake for beekeeping masters.

Habits:

Bees lay eggs in the nest, the larvae live in the nest room, the larvae of social life are fed by worker bees, and the larvae of solitary life feed on the bee food stored in the nest room of the female bee, and when the bee food is eaten, the larvae mature and pupate, and break out of the cocoon when they emerge.

There are several generations of domestic bees a year, and wild bees range from 1 to 3 generations a year. Overwinters with mature larvae, pupae or adults. Males generally appear earlier than females, have a short lifespan, and do not undertake the tasks of building nests, storing bee food, and raising offspring.

Females build nests, collect pollen and nectar, and store them in the nest room, where they live longer than males.

Novice beekeeping requires the following:

1. Breeding site: It is advisable for the apiary to be established on the south-facing slope near the mountain, and at the same time, it is required to have enough Changjizi nectar source and clean water source around, and the flowering period of nectar source plants should be long enough.

2. Beehive arrangement: There are 4 types of beehive arrangement, which are single box arrangement, double box arrangement, triple box arrangement and staggered arrangement.

3. Feeding: Feeding is divided into reward feeding and supplementary feeding, of which reward feeding is mostly used in the state pulse breeding period and bee production period, while supplementary feeding is mostly used in the period of nectar source shortage and the period when the bee colony cannot collect sufficient feed before wintering or summering.

4.Management: There are special management methods in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the right management methods can improve honey production.

Tips for novice bee keeping: breeding environment, apiary management, avoid greed, increase or decrease the nest spleen, check the bees, etc.

1. Breeding environment

The breeding environment is very important for the growth of bees, requiring at least 2 kinds of honey sources within 2 kilometers, and the beehives are far away from pollution, pig barns and toilets, etc., and the beehives are best placed in a slightly lower downwind direction than the source of honey. There should be no rivers, rivers or lakes between the nectar source and the apiary.

2. Apiary management:

The size of the beehive should be suitable for the growth of bees, and the reeds should not have holes, cracks, etc. The beehive can be placed about 50 cm above the ground, which can effectively ensure the light, and the beehive can be placed in a single box and a single column (double column, multiple columns), a double box and a single column (double row socks and multiple columns), four boxes and a single column (double column, multiple columns), with a box distance of 1 2 meters and a row distance of more than 4 meters.

3. Don't be greedy

Regardless of whether it is breeding Italian bees or medium bees, it is recommended to raise strong groups and avoid greed. At least ensure that the number of bees in the colony is more than 8 boxes, and the queen bee is young and robust, and there must be enough young bees. In addition, you can also make full use of the natural bee colony, which is generally more active in spleen-building because it is a new colony.

4. Increase or decrease the nest spleen

In captive-bred bee colonies, increasing or decreasing the nest spleen is a matter worth studying. To increase the nest spleen of the bee colony, the outside world must have nectar source plants flowing honey, the climatic conditions should be suitable, and the number of bees inside the bee colony should be enough to be redundant, and it should be in the development period of bees. The queen bee does not increase the nest spleen during the mating period, does not increase the nest spleen when the king rises, does not increase the nest spleen when it rains continuously, does not increase the nest spleen when the temperature returns, and does not increase the nest spleen when the nectar source plants stop flowing honey, etc.

5. Check the bees:

Some novice beekeepers don't check the bees, and they don't know what the colony is like if they don't check it. The pollen nectar source is abundant, and the temperature is suitable, and the bees should be checked once every 5 to 7 days. In other seasons, the time to check the bees can be a little longer, check the old nest spleen, the egg laying of the queen bee, whether the pollen nectar source is enough for the bees to eat, diseases and pests, etc.