Hey dear friends. In the last article i told about the main issues that need to be addressed for the novice beekeeper! now I will answer all these questions.
Read carefully! Each field has its own quirks.
The main #issues that need to be addressed for the novice beekeeper:
- How not to piss off your neighbors;
- How much hives you need to buy?;
- Where to keep the #bees in winter;
- How much time you need to spend for beekeeping;
- How to harvest honey;
How not to piss off your neighbors
So as not to anger your neighbors you need to warn them that you have bees. When going to pumping honey you need to ask them not to go out. It is best in a given situation will help the transportation of bees in a remote place where you will feel the comfort and no one will disturb you
How much #hives you need to buy
A beginner beekeeper should start with four, but better - six hives. It's not so much, but power should be enough. Then the visible growth prospect of the apiary in the process of figuring out how to care for bees. From mistakes too, nobody is guaranteed, so in this case, a novice beekeeper to a greater extent insured against complete loss of all bee colonies in the result, for example, poor wintering.
Where to keep the #bees in winter
Bees in winter do not sleep, they gather in a tight ball and warm each other warm. The autumn Assembly of the socket does not allow them to freeze even in severe cold. In nature, bees hibernate in hollow trees and in the apiaries of many beekeepers also practiced their wintering in the wild. From late fall until the beginning of April the bees live in insulated hives. Their metabolism slows down, they consume little food, not empty the intestines. Activity of bees is reduced, this allows them to survive the winter, saving their strength.
How much time you need to spend for #beekeeping
The time it takes a beekeeper to care for bees, depends on its preparedness and professional skills. Time for the care of the apiary depend on the types of activities. With the good skills the maintain of a one bee family (which is contained in a beehive) requires 20-22 hours per season.
How to harvest honey
You wear secure clothes through which bees don't bite, go to the bees, collect the frames of honey. Cut off the honeycomb. Put the frame in the honey extractor. Extract the honey using honey extractor.
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