Category: The bees

Processing bee colonies from ticks is an important measure that protects insects from a parasite that acts as a carrier of various viral diseases. There are three main ways to deal with a pest: physical, biological and chemical. The life of insects depends on the correctness of anti-mite treatment...

Beekeeping involves many important nuances. These include the need for seasonal feeding of bees. This is the key to the health, proper development and melliferousness of insects. Top dressing must be carried out according to a certain technology. Why feed the bees in the spring? Spring is...

There are two large groups of bees - wild and domesticated. The former live in nature, the latter are used in beekeeping. Domestic bees are bred to get honey and bee products. Their families, numbering tens of thousands of individuals, consist of drones, uterus and working bees. There are several dozen...

Foulbrood is a dangerous disease of bees, widespread everywhere and not dependent on environmental conditions. May affect larvae, pupae, and adults. The disease is important to recognize in time and take the necessary measures to eliminate it. General characteristics of the disease Foulbrood bees cause spore-forming...

The gray mountain Caucasian breed of bees (A.m. caucasica) was formed in the mountainous regions of Transcaucasia and the Caucasus and deservedly took second place among the most popular breeds in the world. Most beekeepers engaged in bee breeding enjoy working with a Caucasian woman with pleasure. general characteristics...

Beekeeping in Russia is a traditional agricultural sector, which makes it possible to produce valuable food biologically active products for the population, raw materials for industry. But novice beekeepers need to learn about the "honey" regions of Russia, the development and features of beekeeping...

The bee larva is not at all like an adult bee. She, unlike the aggressive and hardworking melliferous, is completely inert and defenseless. Being at different levels of the food chain, adults and larvae consume different resources, so they are not rivals in matters of food. Structure...

The bee-leaf cutter with its habits is not at all like an ordinary toiler of a hive. She does not produce honey and does not live in a large family. Leaf cutters settle alone. It is they who leave round or oval cutouts on the leaves, which often spoil the appearance of garden flowers. But nevertheless, the leaf cutter bee is an important element of the ecosystem....

The Italian bee breed survived the ice age and is genetically very different from other species. It adapts perfectly to different climatic conditions, including temperate and subtropical climates (except for humid regions). Appearance Depending on the habitat Italian...

Drones are males in a bee swarm whose task is to fertilize females. The rest of the drone owes nothing, except to warm the brood in the cold. Duration and quality of life are determined by bees, they decide when a drone is supposed to be born and when to end a life. While the "man"...