How did the rural elderly know that the bees were going to "split up"?

In beekeeping, because bees have the characteristic of separating, if we don't have a predictive method in management, it may make us suddenly in a mess, and it may also lead to the bees flying away and not being able to catch them back, which will finally cause losses. Especially if we catch bees in the wild or keep bees as hobbyists, if we don't find out in time, it often leads to the bees flying away, and those who are careful may also find that those who aren't may not know what's going on and the bees have already flown away. So how can we tell when a colony is about to split in beekeeping? What will be the behavior of a bee colony that is about to split? Today Bee Tribe will share with our friends about several possible bees about to split in beekeeping, hopefully useful to our beekeeping friends.

First: the time of bee separation. Spring is rich in outside nectar sources, so spring is a high incidence of bee separation season. When we find the queen bee leading a large number of worker bees to move in the spring, usually a new queen has been produced in the colony, and the old queen bee will lead the colony to move, and finally give up the throne to the new queen bee, so the queen bee leading the worker bees to move is a sign of splitting bees.

Second: the emergence of scout bees. We all know that bees will first explore the outside world no matter whether they are separating or searching for honey and water, and when bees are separating, the scout bees will also carry out a preliminary investigation of the new site in the outside world, which is mainly to detect whether the new site is suitable for living, and then lead the swarm to move in. At this time the bees will hold the honey in their mouths and wait for the new site to settle down, so the colony is very tame at this time, and rests and waits inside the hive or near the hive.

Third: The number of male bees increases. When the bees are about to separate, there will be a large number of male bees in the colony, and a large number of bees will gather at the entrance of the hive, forming an eight-bearded look, with only sporadic worker bees collecting honey, and almost no pollen-carrying bees to be seen.

If we are in the process of beekeeping the above situation may be a precursor to the separation of bees, in the past bee tribes in the process of beekeeping due to the lack of understanding of the bees, in fact, such a situation we beekeepers are able to find friends, just do not know what the bees are going to carry out what activities, or will be mistaken for the queen bee is about to be handed over, so did not pay attention to it, and finally lead to the swarm escaped, causing us trouble, and even cause losses. We bring trouble, and even cause losses, so we have to be especially attentive in the process of beekeeping, early preparations, in the spare time should also be prepared for the bees may be split at any time.

This is today's bee tribe to share with friends about the bees before the split bees may appear several situations, I believe that our beekeeping friends in the actual breeding process also found the bees before the split bees of other phenomena, if you are willing to, do not forget to share, we will seriously learn from your valuable experience.