3 entry-level beekeeping experience sharing, easy to learn, new beekeepers need to know
Nov 23,2022 Lucia Ma
Now, beekeeping has become a hot topic, and many people are eager to try beekeeping. However, beekeeping is a very complicated matter. Many people are blocked by technology, and some beginners are also crossing the river by feeling the stones. What is the secret to beekeeping? Today, the Benefitbee summed up the three most basic aspects for everyone, beginners must know.
Whether it is an Italian bee or a Chinese bee, the location of the bee farm is very important. There must be sufficient honey sources and clean water sources near the bee farm to meet the work of bee collection and nest building. Transportation is also very important. Whether it is the transfer of beekeepers, the purchase of bee products, or the daily needs of beekeepers, convenient transportation is inseparable. However, it should be noted that the surrounding environment must also take into account all conditions. Quiet, there are many other requirements
In addition, the bee species must be suitable. Chinese bees have strong adaptability and are good at using sporadic honey sources, but they are more irritable and produce less honey; Italian bees produce more honey, royal jelly, etc., but they need to chase after flowers for nectar, and their disease resistance is not as good as that of Chinese bees. Whether to choose to breed Chinese bees or Italian bees can be decided according to the specific local conditions and nectar source conditions. For example, sporadic honey sources in mountainous areas are more suitable for breeding Chinese bees.
As the saying goes, "a good queen has a thousand pounds of honey". The queen bee is the foundation for the development of a bee colony. It can be said that the bee colony bred by a high-quality queen bee has advantages in all aspects. High-quality queen bees can be introduced from local bee farms, or can be cultivated by using the excellent populations of this bee farm. I have also talked in detail about how to select and cultivate high-quality queen bee old monitors. In addition to the queen bee, the colony of bees should be strong. A bee colony with a strong colony will be better in terms of the egg-laying ability of the queen bee, the collection ability of the bees, or the disease resistance of the bee colony. Therefore, beginners in beekeeping should not be greedy for the number of colonies and divide bees frequently.
In addition to the bees collecting honey and flour by themselves, bees need to be fed in many cases. Therefore, beekeepers must leave sufficient rations for bees during the honey shortage period, and do not shake the honey too much. In addition to honey water, bee breeding can also be fed sugar water, bee pollen and other feeds. Beginners should pay attention to learning how to feed bees. For beekeepers, there is also the problem of pests and diseases. If they are not dealt with in time, they may fall short. Therefore, we must pay attention to the prevention and control of pests and diseases in normal times, keep the beehives clean and disinfected, pay attention to the use of bee medicine, and pay attention to wasps, Ants and other enemies.
What the Benefitbee shared with everyone today is entry-level experience. Although the knowledge of beekeeping is very complicated, after getting started, it will be no longer difficult to integrate it. Regarding beekeeping, if you still have experience you want to share, you can share it with everyone in the message.