What is the emphasis on the direction of the hive?

The location of the hive should adapt to the season.

The position of the hive and the orientation of the door are very important. In late spring, summer and autumn, it doesn't matter which direction the hive faces. Because the temperature is very high, we should consider the orientation suitable for the conditions.

In spring, it is best to choose the position facing the sun and the south. Especially in early spring, the weather is changeable, the temperature is very low and unstable, and the temperature on the south side is high, so bees can breed and fly back without frostbite due to low temperature.

Take the south as an example. It is best to fly bees in winter, facing west. During this period, the bee colony was in the wintering period, the queen bee began to stop production, and the bees entered the dormant period, with short sunshine to the west, which was suitable for bees to hibernate quietly.

In winter, if the hive faces south, bees can bask in the sun all day, and sometimes the temperature is above 20℃ on sunny days, which will make the bees leave and the workers come out to look for honey sources.

During this period, the outside world happens to have no honey source, and the bees can't fly well, which is easy to steal and kill each other, which makes the bee colony premature aging and the population potential decline rapidly.

Because the temperature is very high and there is no honey source outside, bees have nothing to do in the next few days, and there is a serious phenomenon of mutual theft.

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design basis

Bee path and nest frame are important basis for designing live-framed beehives. Many different types of beehives can be designed through the correct bee path and reasonable number of beehives.

1, Bee Path: Bee Path refers to the space in the hive for bees to pass through and air to circulate. In the hive, that is, the gap between the hive and the rest of the hive. The path of bees should be determined by measuring the natural hive of bees according to the habit requirements of different bee varieties. The standard beehive of modern general western bees is composed of inter-frame beehive, front and rear beehive, upper beehive and lower beehive.

2. Nest frame: The nest frame is an important part of the beehive, which consists of an upper beam, a lower beam and side bars, and is used for supporting, fixing and protecting the nest spleen. Its shape, size and quantity play a decisive role in the design of beehives.

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