Once completed the main bribery and removed from the hives shops - immediately begins preparations for wintering bees.The earlier to attend to this, the easier bee families spend the winter, the less they Podmore, the faster the spring, they "will be on the wing," and once again begin to harvest the honey.
First of all, immediately after the end of the main bribe perform a detailed audit of each bee family and find out what state it is in.Do not be fooled outwardly strong family, if there is no brood comb and testicles - most likely, it was left without a uterus.Check it out: put a couple of days in the middle of the nest cells with young larvae and eggs.Then, inspect it, and if it be found out laid queen cells - your suspicions confirmed.
autumn large nests are no longer needed, since the end of the main bribe the number of worker bees is much less than at the beginning.The first thing to remove cell wherein little honey.If they have young larvae, they need to move to the edge of the nest to avoid placing the uterus brood.
Preparation of bees for the winter is still in the so-called autumn building.It eliminates the contradiction: the fall egg-laying queens is reduced, and overwintering good family - a large share of its young "autumn" bees.Enlarge autumn clutch of eggs can be changed in a family of the old to the young queen.And this process must begin at the start of the main bribe in such a way that the second half of his family already had a young queen.It was at this period is its pairing with drones that are still present in sufficient quantity.At the end of the main bribe they will be expelled from the hives of bees.In families with young queens eggs are laid in autumn well.It is promoted as an autumn dressing insulation nests of bees and families at the top and on the sides.
advise how to prepare bees for the winter, experienced beekeepers pay attention to the sweet release, appearing on the leaves of some trees and shrubs - Pad.Often, it is collected and brought to the bee hive, when completed major bribes.This forms honeydew honey, which often destroys the whole winter, bee family.To avoid this, it is necessary to conduct a thorough study of wintering honey quality.Analysis is carried out in vitro by mixing one part of honey and distilled water, adding thereto the two parts transparent lime water and heating the solution to a boil.If it will fall into the sediment flakes - honeydew honey found.Such cells to be removed from the nest, it must be replaced floral honey that was harvested at the beginning of the main bribe.
Final preparations for wintering bees is carried out after removing the bulk of the brood.The number of frames in the slot is determined from the number of bees.Each cell must contain at least 2 kg of honey sealed.Given the need to insulate the nest temperature zimovnika: bees may suffer from both the hypothermia and overheating.Lethke-layers should be protected from mice with cutouts, sufficient to enable free passage of bees.
Preparing for wintering bees completed their placement in special Zimovniki where the temperature is kept within the range of 4 ... + 6, and humidity - 80-85%.It becomes especially important if the region is "famous" severe climatic conditions.Zimovniki prepared in summer and autumn, winding, drying, destroying mold, insulated, etc.The room should be ventilated, since bees emit water vapor and carbon dioxide.
The fact that the preparation for wintering bees failed to testify in the winter quiet and steady hum in the hive.If you hear a disgruntled noise - the room is cold or too warm, not enough fresh air or damp.Sometimes tapping on a particular hive (but do not overdo it), you will hear a friendly, fast fading echo.This is a good sign: the family with the uterus and safely hibernate.
