What are the different approaches to in situ and off site bee separation?

How to divide bees is a must-learn technique for beekeepers, today I will teach you how to divide bees in situ and off-site bees, novices recommend collecting Oh, will divide bees, so that you can turn one group into two groups, three groups into six groups, and quickly expand your bee farm. We all know that when the bees are kept outside, the bees are easy to share the bee fever and make a family. Through artificial bee separation, the bee colony can be preserved, and the bee fever can be alleviated.

So what are the details of the bees?

First, the first step of bee details:

Now, I want to divide the bees in situ, divide it into two, divide it into two boxes, then I first prepare an empty box and a thermal insulation board, and now I want to bring two spleens with the king to the new beehive, then now the original box also has two spleens, after the nest spleen is sorted out, the nest door moves the original box away from the original position, and puts the new box with the queen bee a little inside.

Second, the second step of the bee details:

If there are more bees in the new box and less in the original box, then we will move the new box out by ten centimeters and the original box by ten centimeters inside, and adjust until the bees on both sides are basically uniform. Then the queen bee is in the new box, there is no king in the original box, and now there are two spleens in the original box, we will dispose of the excess king, and only leave a high-quality king, just operate like this.

Third, the method of sub-sealing in the same factory:

So now I will share a method of separating the same factory, we only need to take a spleen with honey, powder and seeds in the original box, and then we move the original box to any location in the apiary, and then move the new box to the location of the original box to form a new bee colony. Then when we return to the bee, we can go to the original box to pick up a spleen, shake off the bees, and put them in the new colony, so that the bees and spleens are commensurate.

Four: remote bee separation:

So let's say we're going to divide it off-siteBeesThis? I want to move a box to a farther place. The same operation is carried out in places two kilometers away, and the two king's seals are moved to any place two kilometers away with the new beehive, as long as they are more than two kilometers away, the bees will not return to the bees.

In situ, in fact, in some aspects of breeding, it will be more homeopathic to a large area of this kind of output, so if it is a different place, in fact, it is very particular about some technologies.

Start by splitting the beehive in half, preparing an empty chest and a warming board. You can then choose to take the original box away and put it in a new box in a different location.

1. The best time

The best way to divide the bees in close proximity is to use the royal platform to divide the bees, but the royal platform is required to have a certain degree of maturity, so it is best to divide the bees in the royal platform cover for 5 or 6 days, at this time the royal platform has been basically mature, and the bee colony needs to have a certain group potential when dividing the bees, the stronger the swarm potential after the bee is divided, and the external climate is required to be appropriate and the nectar source is abundant when dividing the bees, which is conducive to the recovery and development of the bee colony after the bee split.

2. Raise the spleen and divide the bees

When dividing bees in close proximity, a new beehive should be prepared, first move the old queen bee to the new beehive, and then mention half of the honeycomb, sub-spleen and worker bees in the original bee colony to the new beehive (try to leave more cover spleens in the original bee colony, and divide more egg worm spleens in the new bee colony), but there must be a mature king platform in the original bee colony, and the new beehive can be moved about 5 meters away from the original beehive after the bee division is completed, and it is best to install an anti-escape piece at the door of the new beehive.

3. Returning bee treatment

The biggest problem of close bee division is that it is easy to return to the bee phenomenon, if the bee is not dealt with in time, it will lead to the strong group getting stronger and weaker and weaker, which is very unfavorable for the relatively weak bee colony, and may even lead to the failure of manual bee division.

Fourth, strengthen management

In addition to the timely treatment of the bee situation, the close bee division should also strengthen the management of other aspects, when the bee colony is insufficient to replenish the feeding, at the same time, the new group because there is the old queen bee in the egg-laying, so the group recovery is faster, if you want the balanced development of the two groups of bees, you can timely extract the appropriate amount of cap spleen from the new group to supplement the original bee colony, in addition to the close bee division should also pay attention to prevent the occurrence of bee theft.

Summary: Dividing bees in close proximity can avoid the trouble of moving beehives from a long distance, which brings a lot of convenience to beekeepers, but it is very easy to return to the bees, in fact, as long as you have a certain understanding of the habits of bees, it is not complicated to solve.

The climate is mild and the nectar is abundant, which is conducive to the recovery and development of the queen bee colony. 2. Spleen and bee removal: Prepare a new beehive, move the old queen bee to the new beehive, and lift half of the spleen, spleen and worker bees in the original bee colony to the new beehive.

Once the bee separation is complete, the new hive can be removed about 5 meters from the original hive.

The best time to divide the bees at close range is to use the Wangtai bees, but the Wangtai is required to have a certain degree of maturity, and it is best to divide the bees after 5 or 6 days of capping, at this time the Wangtai is basically mature, the stronger the group potential of the seal, the stronger the group after the bee split, which is conducive to the recovery and growth of the bee colony after the bee split.

The best way to do this is to isolate it with a separator, so that the sub-seals are not messed up and then can be successfully separated.

Wild bees are the most important bee species for beekeepers, but not at all times can trap wild bee colonies, experienced beekeepers mostly in the wild bees in the bee period of the bee trap, so it is clear that the time of wild bees is extremely beneficial to the bee trap, let's take a look at when the wild bees are divided!

1. Vernal equinox

Around the vernal equinox (March 20-21) is the peak period of bee splitting in the southern region, at this time, both the temperature and the nectar source are suitable for the survival of bees in the southern region, and the wintering bee colony begins to divide the bees naturally after a period of recovery, but in the northern region, this season generally rarely occurs in this season, because the spring temperature in the northern region rises relatively late.

2. Qingming

Around the Qingming Festival (April 4-6) is the outbreak period of bees in most parts of China, because there is not only a suitable climate for bees to survive before and after the Qingming Festival, but also at this time there are abundant and convenient honey sources for bees to collect, and the colony of bees has basically developed to a bottleneck, so most of the bee colonies are concentrated in the natural bee distribution before and after the Qingming Festival.

3. Gu Yu

Around the time of Guyu (April 19-20) is the peak period for bee separation in the northern region, when the temperature in the northern region has risen to the range suitable for the survival of bees, but on the whole the temperature rises much later than in the south, so the natural bee separation time has also been delayed compared with the south, and most bee colonies in the southern region have completed the natural bee separation before this.

Fourth, the Mid-Autumn Festival

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival (August 15 of the lunar calendar) is the peak period for wild bees to naturally divide bees, because the colony at this time is not only gradually recovering from the heat, but also the temperature at this time is more suitable for bees to survive, and there are still relatively abundant and easy-to-collect honey sources in the outside world, so some wild bee colonies are also concentrated in this time of natural bee distribution.

Summary: There is no definite time for wild bees to divide bees, because the time of wild bees in different regions is also different, but on the whole, most of the natural bees are concentrated in spring every year, and around the Mid-Autumn Festival is also the peak period for wild bees.

Around the vernal equinox (March 20-21) is the peak period of bee splitting in the southern region, at this time, both the temperature and the nectar source are suitable for the survival of bees in the southern region, and the wintering bee colony begins to divide the bees naturally after a period of recovery, but in the northern region, this season generally rarely occurs in this season, because the spring temperature in the northern region rises relatively late.

Vernal equinox The vernal equinox (March 20-21) is the peak period of bee splitting in the southern region, at this time, the southern region is suitable for the survival of bees regardless of temperature or nectar source, and the wintering bee colony naturally begins to divide bees after a period of recovery, but this season in the northern region generally rarely occurs in this season, because the temperature in the northern region rises late in spring.

1. Divide the bee time. The bee season is mainly at the end of spring, probably from April to June, and in autumn, from September to November. However, we can't divide the bees according to the gourd, but according to our actual situation.

If it is the time when the bees are naturally divided, it is most suitable to cover the queen for 5-7 days, because the queen bee in the king platform at this time is about to come out, and the maturity is better, and it is not suitable to be too early or too late.

2. Select the Wangtai Nuclear Blue Hall. The quality of a royal platform determines the performance of the queen bee, and the choice of the queen table should be relatively stout, because such a royal platform has more royal jelly, and the queen bee nutrition is comprehensive. Therefore, when choosing a royal platform, you should keep a big royal platform.

In addition, it is best to keep the king platform under the nest frame, and it is best not to keep the king platform in the middle of the nest spleen. Because such a royal platform is made in a hurry, the royal platform is irregular and relatively small.

3. Divide the bee steps. Place the two bee chambers on both sides of the original position, about 50 cm away from the original position, and remove the original beehive in the middle, and move the queen bee to one side, and move the queen on one side to the other side. The source of this method is convenience, but it is necessary to look at the bee return situation in the later stage, and see which side has more bees to shake a little less in the beehive.

About a week or so of concoction will do.

4. Management of bee colonies. At all times, it is necessary to check carefully, pay attention to the state of the bees during the bee period, open the beehive to observe whether the bees have risen to the throne, and then deal with it. Bees will have different states in different seasons, and the most important thing is not to let the bees get sick.

The natural division of bees is a way for the population of bees to reproduce, but it is very unfavorable for beekeeping production, because the bee colony is in a state of "slacking" before the bee division, and the original group potential will be lost more than half after the bee division, so the reason for understanding the natural bee division is the basis for raising bees, so let's take a look at why bees naturally divide bees!

1. The queen bee is not enough material

If the queen bee is old and weak, it will often lead to a serious shortage of queen bee substances secreted, resulting in a very strong idea of bee division in the bee colony, and even if the queen bee secretes enough queen substance in the strong group, because the number of worker bees in the bee colony is very large, the queen bee substance obtained by each worker bee is relatively unbalanced, which will also cause the bee colony to have a strong idea of bee separation.

2. Overnutrition of worker bees

Worker bee overnutrition will lead to the development of worker bee ovaries, which leads to the bee colony has a strong idea of bee separation, in simple terms, the main reason is that the bee colony produces royal jelly faster than the rate of consumption, these extra royal jelly is eaten by the worker bees, and the secondary reason is that the worker bees have nothing to do and the overnutrition in the body, such as less external nectar sources and the hive "pure grain" has been saturated, or the sudden decline in the number of eggs produced by the queen bee leads to a large number of feeding bees doing nothing.

3. The ambient temperature is high

The temperature of the bee colony will be stable in a fixed range, when the temperature is too low, the worker bees will consume a lot of energy and heat to maintain the nest temperature, and when the temperature is too high, the worker bees will collect water or fan to reduce the nest temperature, when the ambient temperature is high, the worker bees do not need to consume energy and heat to maintain the nest temperature and reduce the consumption of nutrients.

Fourth, the hive is overcrowded

After the bee ** exhibition to a certain stage, due to the increase in the population potential caused by the crowding in the hive, the honey in the hive has been saturated and the lack of spleen-making room makes the worker bees can not be put into the brewing activities, too much powder honey spleen will compress the space of the spleen, resulting in insufficient nest for the queen bee to lay eggs, so as to promote the bee ** to share bee fever, this reason is actually very easy to understand, simply put, the hive has been unable to fit but can not expand the space, what to do, then divide the family!

1. Insufficient queen bee substance: queen bee substance will inhibit the maturation of worker bee building platform and worker bee ovaries. 2. Overnutrition of worker bees:

This leads to the development of the ovaries of the worker bees, which makes the peak swarm have a strong idea of dividing the bees. 3. The ambient temperature is too high: it leads to overnutrition of worker bees, resulting in a strong idea of dividing bees.

4. The hive is overcrowded: the worker bees cannot engage in brewing activities, and the hive is insufficient, which prompts the bees to generate bee fever.

Insufficient queen bee substance Queen bee substance has the effect of stopping worker bees from building the royal platform and inhibiting the maturation of worker bee ovaries, when the temperature is too high, in addition to causing the death of bees, it will also lead to the situation of bee separation.

The fundamental reason for the natural division of bees is the ovarian development of worker bees, and the main reasons for the ovarian development of worker bees are insufficient queen bee substances, overnutrition of worker bees, and high ambient temperature. Therefore, there are still many things to pay attention to in beekeeping.