How to breed bees in multicase hives

The content of bees in multicase hives - Deal only for professional beekeeper.

This method is preferred because of its functionality.

After all, the productivity of honey increases by 3 times. Let's see why.

Design features

This type of hive can be made independently. Usually, soft woods are taken for this, but the humidity should not exceed 8%.

The hive consists of 5-7 buildings (their number depends on the season). In each case there are 10 frames with dimensions of 435 × 230. This is due to the fact that the weight of such enclosures is small and it is easy to swap them. The body itself is made with dimensions 470 × 375 × 240 mm. The thickness of the hive walls themselves - up to 35 mm. The design includes such details: the case, honey extension, dividing grid, ceiling boards, under-cover, the lid itself, the bottom, the stand and the arrival board.

Content

The design of the multicase hive is close to the natural conditions in which the bees live. Therefore, their content in it enhances the immunity of bees, life expectancy and strength. A good ventilation system will help in hot weather. Warmly in winter is preserved better due to well-thought-out walls or various types of insulation that can be used by the beekeeper.

Wintering

In winter, work with multicase hives is complicated due to low temperatures. Improperly prepared hive can lead to the death of bee colonies.

Only strong families leave for wintering. They must be on all 10 frames in the enclosure. If less is occupied, then families can be joined. A good selection of families is the key to a comfortable winter. Bees must be in multiple enclosures. In the upper body is laid carbohydrate food. Its required volume is up to 25 kg. Most often, in the form of carbohydrate feed give the usual honey. At the same time feeding sugar syrup will provide the bees with a good supply of food. When preparing top dressing, you need to remember about such rules:

• sugar syrup should not be too concentrated;
• late feeding can lead to rapid aging of the bees;
• citric acid or acetic acid can be added to the syrup.

Invert is considered the best feeding. This is a mixture of sugar syrup and honey. In this case, 40 g of honey is added to 1 kg of syrup.

During the winter season it is possible to control the movement of the club. To do this, you can take a piece of polyethylene and put it on the ceiling grid.

A spacious building is not a guarantee of a good wintering. It is better to choose a small body.

When preparing strong families you need to consider the presence of a young uterus. A sufficient amount of perga will contribute to the care of the young bees for the winter, and the uterus will finish laying eggs later.

Beekeeping in multicase hives obliges to take care of weak families.In winter, the temperature inside the club can reach 22 ° C. But in order for weak bees not to become too depleted when generating heat, they need to be combined.

When preparing the hive for winter, it is also important to warm. The bottom can be covered with sawdust or leaves. A well-made ventilation will help to avoid overheating of the hive, as it is more dangerous than frost.

So, the club should be located under the part of the hive with food.

Spring period

Well-conducted work with multicore hives before winter will ensure large growth of families in the spring. This is due to the ability to expand the nest.

To expand the nest, you will need to swap the enclosures - the upper one with the lower one, as the top one is filled with rasplod. Spring inspection when rearranging allows you to determine the state of the bees. Even strong families can weaken, so in the spring they can be combined. It is necessary to take into account the causes of bee depletion (diseases or external factors such as mice). The expansion procedure is performed twice.

In any case, with such a permutation, the uterus will lay more eggs, and the bees will not swarm. After the upper case is filled, you need to install a new one. It is constructed between the first and second.

You can also cut the nest - put the top of the hive on the bottom, and remove the bottom.

In spring, it is necessary to ventilate the multi-body hive due to the large amount of condensate. Humidity can be reduced with the expansion of the inlet.

Summer

In June and early July, bee families prepare for a bribe.

The uterus is separated for worming with the help of a mesh in the lower case. In the second half of June, the lower and building buildings change places. This is necessary for brood, because the building is located in the building case. Other enclosures should be separated using a grid. Frames of printed brood set near the grid.

So, multi-hive will have the following sequence:

1. Housing with honey.
2. Printed brood.
3. Open brood.
4. The construction part of the hive.

And between the open and printed brood - the uterus.

Thus, the bees will be distracted from swarming, as the building building is located under the brood.

Summer ventilation is also solved by the expansion of the entrance.

Autumn period

After the last bribe, preparations for the winter period take place, and there are no major additions to the maintenance of the multi-body hive. Of course, the hygiene of the hive is checked, inspection of the bees, and excess cases are removed. In autumn, only intensive feeding of bees can occur. It is carried out in early September. Do not forget about the above rules feeding.

Advantages of the method

The main advantages of this method is the increase in families and the amount of honey. It is worth noting the advantages of the content, as there is a field for imagination and knowledge of the beekeeper. Multicase hive and those methods of apiculture, which are used, are good for both private and industrial apiaries.

Thus, the natural conditions created by the simple construction of the hive will provide comfort to the bees in winter and good shelter from high temperatures in summer. The main thing is a well-organized wintering. Then the bees throughout the year will be healthy and produce more honey.