What is the purpose of having some large collection cages hanging in a fixed apiary?

Our years of beekeeping have revealed that during the bee-splitting season and the flight period, some of the bees will stay for a while with the old queen in the nearby branches or under the eaves before deciding on the next direction of flight, so it is good to utilize the cages to collect and arrest the swarms of bees that are splitting up or escaping from the swarms.

A sign that a swarm of bees is leaving the hive or abandoning the hive

It is not difficult to find out that when a swarm of bees leaves the hive or abandons the hive, in a short period of time, the bees will stop coming out to suck up the honey in the hive, and the fleeing swarms are generally full of honey and flying out, and the bees that come out first will hover near the hive and fly and rest in the vicinity where it is suitable for a reunion. The first few bees to fly out will hover around the original hive and stink and dance in nearby locations where it is suitable to rest, attracting more bees to come. As more and more bees come and go, they form clusters in nearby treetops or branches, or under the eaves of a house. In one case, the bees start to move after a short rest in a nearby group. This is usually because the scout bees of the swarm have already found a place to go. In the other case, the bees stay for a longer period of time before moving to a new location after grouping in the neighborhood. Swarm scout bees originally did not detect the new site, but a temporary site, when the scout bees go out and can not find a suitable nesting site, the bee group may have to wait for hours or even days, or even in a slightly covered temporary grouping, secretion of beeswax to build a few nesting spleens, which is generally also a temporary expedient.

Secondly, if the above situation occurs, it should be collected in time

If this kind of swarms often occur, the whole swarm will fly away or escape, then it will also cause some mental and material losses to the beekeepers. In order to avoid such incidents, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the honey bees, prevent and stop them in advance, so as to turn some negative factors into positive factors favorable to the management of beekeeping. In addition, it is important to strengthen the timely retention and collection of outgoing bee colonies. It is much more convenient to create an environment for the freshly flown out swarms of bees to make a temporary stop and use black cloth to collect the bee cages. A large beekeeper will evenly hang bee cages around his apiary, which will be boiled in beeswax so that they have a flavor that bees like, and are usually hung in the branches of the apiary or under the eaves of the house. During the bee-splitting season, when the bees leave the apiary, the bees that have been split off will find a nearby place to stay at the first time, and the collection cage creates a better environment for the bees to stay, and most of them will not be eager to fly to the next new site. This gives the collection work to extend the time, when out back, but also able to retrieve the over box.

Another bee that flees is also the first to find a place to stay nearby, such swarms of bees also like to stay in the cage, if they can't find a new safe place to go for a while, they will also be in the cage to lactate wax to make spleens, and there is a kind of want to live down the intention of the bees. Therefore, by utilizing the black cloth collection cage, nine times out of ten swarms of bees accidentally separated or escaped from the apiary can be successfully collected. It saves the trouble of chasing the swarm and spraying water or throwing sand, not to mention the danger of climbing trees to collect the bees. This method is still worth advocating.

Three, the rational use of the collection cage

The role of the collection cage is quite a lot:

1. The bees can be lured in the field by the collection cage on the top of the beehive or above the cave, spraying smoke or gently blowing the bees received in the cage to facilitate the operation of the nectar; the operation can be shaken back to the box or the original place after the operation;

2. The collection cage with a closure can also bring the bees back to the apiary to pass through the box;

3. To collect temporary temporary resting bee groups, you can tie the collection cage with a wooden stick or a bamboo bar, brush some honey inside, and extend it to the place where the bee group stays;

4. The soil-raised bee colony turns to the live frame to pass through the box, which is convenient to collect the bees.

All in all, if you are diligent in beekeeping and hang a collection cage, you will get a lot of unexpected surprises, and it is possible to collect all the swarms of bees from other places or the swarms of bees that have escaped from them.