The first major honey source plant in early spring in the mountains of southern Anhui Province, Yifang (also known as mountain osmanthus flower), is rich in honey and powder, which is extremely beneficial to the early spring reproduction of middle bees. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the breeding management according to the flock, the time and the local conditions, so that the bee colony can pass through the recovery stage as soon as possible, develop and grow rapidly, and lay the foundation for stable production throughout the year. The author believes that the following points should be done in early spring:
<h1>First, observe the nest performance and rapid examination of the bee colony</h1>
The bees after the winter sting, on the warm sunny day of early spring, will come out of the nest and excrete, flying around the hive, to take this opportunity to observe carefully. Mark some abnormal colonies, wait until the flight stops, first make a quick check of these abnormal bee colonies, and then make a quick inspection of other groups in order to find out the causes and a general understanding of the situation of the winter colonies after wintering (pay special attention to the feeding problem), so that corresponding measures can be taken.
<h1>Second, strengthen insulation</h1>
Because the honey in the mountainous areas of southern Anhui is flowing early, the wintering period is short, and the queen bee begins to lay eggs around the time of the cold, so the insulation of the bee colony should be done. We should focus on the following aspects:
1. Dense bee spleen: early spring reproduction should try to keep the bee spleen proportionate and promote egg laying. When the outside world is good weather and the honey and powder sources are abundant, there are more than 500 bees in each frame, which can be counted as bee spleen commensurate;
2, double group with the same box: two or more weak group box feeding, the middle of the partition, the nest door in and out (this can be about 30% more than the original single group);
3, prevent dampness: because the worker bees collect a large number of nectar from the outside, the humidity in the nest is serious, sometimes rainwater pours into the nest, to often turn over the insulation, strengthen ventilation;
4. Adjust the nest gate: mainly for the external honey source, climate and bee colony situation, and control the size of the nest gate in early spring, noon and evening;
5. Block the box seam and spread the packaging late.
<h1>Third, expand the spawning circle in time</h1>
Mountain osmanthus flowers in the mountainous areas of southern Anhui generally bloom around the Spring Festival, and after mid-February, they are already in the full flowering stage. In some areas, there are also woody plants such as camellia that flower and spit powder, and in good weather, a large amount of powder honey is collected into the nest. At this time, the temperature has risen, and the amount of eggs laid by the queen bee has increased, which is necessary to add breeding (honey picking) in time to create a spleen or add a foundation to create a spleen, depending on the situation of the group. Special attention should be paid to the phenomenon of powder and honey compressing the egg circle, and the honey on the subfold should be shaken out in a timely manner, and when there are more than 8 frame foot bees, if there is a stored queen bee, artificial bees can be divided to expand the spawning circle, give full play to the advantages of the mother bee spawning, and make the bee colony grow rapidly.
<h1>Fourth, the strong and weak complement each other</h1>
In early spring, the temperature is low, the weak group is poor insulation and feeding, the expansion of the spawning circle is very limited, it is advisable to pump the eggs and insect spleens in the weak group to the strong group, exchange them for empty spleens, and let the queen bee continue to lay eggs; At the same time, the capping spleen with young bees in the strong group is pumped to the weak group, and after several such pumping, on the one hand, the weak group can be quickly strengthened, and on the other hand, the strong group can be controlled by the bee fever.
<h1>Fifth, early breeding of kings, early division of bees</h1>
Early breeding and early division of bees are important tasks in the management of middle bees. According to the time of natural bee splitting and honey source conditions in our land (generally between Qingming and Lixia), we should start to select and organize bee colonies with better quality as populations after late February, and do a good job of breeding.
When the bee colony develops more than 4 to 5 frame spleens, there will be bee emotions, and there is already a wangtai in the strong group. In order to develop the swarm potential and utilize the source of honey powder, it is necessary to adopt the method of controlling beekeeping and artificial beekeeping in advance, and divide the bees in a planned manner to achieve the purpose of rapid proliferation.
In short, in early spring, management should be good at getting through the recovery stage, accelerating breeding, rapidly cultivating into strong groups, making full use of local honey sources, and laying the foundation for stable production throughout the year.
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