Comprehensive Inspection Of Bee Colony

Comprehensive inspection of bee colony

  A comprehensive inspection is to conduct a careful and comprehensive inspection of the bee colony from spleen by spleen, so as to grasp all the conditions inside the colony and formulate targeted management measures. Mainly understand the queen bee laying eggs, the number of spleen, whether the feed is sufficient, the relationship between the bee spleen, and the status of disease enemies; also need to know whether there is a natural king station and the signs of the bee separation during the bee separation season; the honey intake and storage must be mastered during the honey flow period. And the maturity of honey.

  Due to the large number of comprehensive inspection items and the number of brood spleen, it takes a long time, has a certain impact on the temperature in the nest, and disturbs the bee colony, disrupting the normal life of the bees, so it is not appropriate to conduct a comprehensive inspection frequently, and generally only breed in early spring. During the beginning and end of each nectar blooming period, the bee period and the king change in autumn, it will be carried out before overwintering and packaging.

  Before the examination, prepare the utensils. If you need to add the spleen, prepare the sterilized high-quality brood spleen. If you add a box, you should prepare the box, the king board, and the nest spleen. Don't delay the inspection time due to insufficient preparation. The inspection should be carried out at a temperature above 13°C, and should be carried out in the morning in summer. The inspection speed is fast, and the action should be light and steady. When the queen mates her group, check the time of the queen’s test flight or marriage flight to avoid the queen’s mistaken throwing into the group when she returns.

  During inspection, stand on the side of the box with your back facing the sun for easy observation. Do not stand in front of the nest door to affect the entry and exit of bees. When there is wind, turn your back to the wind. After looking at one side, first use the horizontal upper beam as the axis, turn the nest spleen outwards half a circle, and then level the hands holding the frame ears to check the other side to prevent honey juice and pollen from falling out. During the inspection, the brood spleen should be returned to the box in time, mainly not to squeeze the dead bees. After the inspection, the spleen should be adjusted, the bee path should be placed, and the box cover should be closed, and the inspection result should be recorded in the table.