How beekeepers winterize their bees

Bee colonies overwinter in groups and rely on honey to produce heat to maintain the temperature of the colony, most of which die of starvation or cold due to lack of food, so the key to safe overwintering of bee colonies is to have enough food, which beekeepers must make up for the feed needed for the whole overwintering period before the colonies overwinter.

The stronger the honeybee colony is, the better it adapts to the environment. Especially in the overwintering period, the colony's strength is the key to the colony's ability to overwinter safely, because on the one hand, a strong colony's heat preservation efficiency is far greater than that of a weak colony, and on the other hand, a strong colony can consume more over-wintering bees, so you should try to make the colony into a strong colony before it enters into the overwintering period.

When the swarms are grouped together to overwinter, the environment must be quiet, and when the environment is too noisy, it is very likely to cause the swarms to break up, and the swarms that break up will be extremely dangerous during the overwintering period, so the swarms should be avoided from being disturbed during the overwintering period, and the swarms should not be placed in the environment where the environment is too noisy for the overwintering period.

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Reproduction Methods

In the spring breeding period, put every two hives side by side, and in the evening when there is no wind, feed each swarm of bees with sugared or watered-down honey 250~300ml for 2 hours. Honey 250~300ml, 2 hours later, when the bees are excited and scattered, the temperature inside the box rises, you can shake the bees to tighten the spleen.

When tightening the spleen, only one spleen can be selected and left, and all the extra spleens can be raised, which can encourage the queen bee to lay eggs quickly. This can prevent the attack of low temperature and cold wave in early spring, so that the laying circle will not be frozen and the bees will develop healthily, and at the same time, it can also make part of the bees rest and prolong their life.

Place 1 spleen in the center of the hive after tightening the spleen, when the bees are sufficient to protect the hive spleen. Put 1 divider on one side near the neighboring hive, and 1 divider on the other side, and then put insulation outside the board.