Unpacking is the most important way for beekeepers to fully grasp the state of the bee colony, for example, during the high incidence of disease, it is necessary to open the box to check whether the bee colony has pests and diseases, and to open the box to check whether there is a king in the bee colony during the natural bee period, but if the unpacking is a lot of harm to the bee colony at the wrong time, let's take a look at the correct time and precautions for bee unpacking!
1. The right time
For example, it is recommended to open the box at noon in sunny weather in winter, and it is recommended to open the box in the morning when the temperature is low in summer, and the season when the honey source is scarce should be unpacked when the bees do not go out of the nest activity, and the unpacking time is generally not more than 10 minutes, otherwise it will affect the temperature of the hive and make the bee colony unable to reproduce and develop normally.
2.Unboxing frequency
The frequency of bee unpacking varies according to different seasons, for example, Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant is generally unpacked every 10~15 days, the flow of honey, the bee period, the migration period, and the high incidence of diseases are generally unpacked and checked every other week, the autumn multiplication period is generally unpacked every 10~15 days, and the overwintering period is generally unpacked every 15~20 days.
3. Inspection method
There are four key points to pay attention to when the bee unpacks the inspection, one is to check whether the relationship between the bee spleen in the beehive is reasonable, the second is to check the status of the queen bee and the oviposition, the third is to check the number of spleens and larval development, and the fourth is to check the feed reserves in the hive.
4. Precautions
1. Try to avoid unpacking in the weather below 12 °C, unpacking in the low temperature season will not only affect the thermal insulation effect of the bee colony, but may even freeze to death due to the low nest temperature.
2. Try to avoid unpacking in the weather above 30 °C, unpacking in the high temperature season will not only affect the cooling effect of the bee colony, but may even heat kill the larvae due to the high nest temperature in serious cases.
3. Try to avoid unpacking in the season when the honey source is scarce, and the unpacking in the season when the honey source is scarce is very easy to cause the harm of the bees, and in serious cases, it may even affect the whole field due to the frequent bees.
