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Construction hives Warri

When I decided to start my own beekeeping, I found the hive warrants in the journal of the 4 seasons organic garden. Further research on the Net 've been to discover the site of Gilles Denis, professional beekeeper. I bought his book is a compendium of all his knowledge, his tips in the hive Warri. So I embarked on the construction of my hives on its indications.Je can only recommend his book accessible to any newcomer to both the construction portion of the hives for the driving part of the apiary.
is the link of his site:
http://www.ruche-warre.com/

Tricks personal

a barrette, or frame radius:
Knowing that beehive behavior warrants, the idea is not to use wax embossed on frames, we let the bees build their cells guiding them.
After use, I removed the bar to focus the beam, in fact, it happens on bars that bees do not follow the onset of wax, which can be annoying to inspect the items containing the brood. By cons for items destined to the production of honey, this is not a problem. Anyway I decided to generalize rays and occasionally use the frameworks when recovering from a swarm of pancakes.

Achieving rays require a little more work. 8 rays per element or 32 spokes for a hive of 4 elements. Depending on the number of hives and produce identical radii, it is interesting to create a template. I designed a simple: a plate, a stop and nails. I can post a photo on this blog if necessary.

2 Shooting cord wax cord
For wax, I use two pieces of flat iron (Stainless steel or aluminum) 2 mm thick at a minimum that I positioned on the radius side of the future cord. Before that, he must move from the liquid paraffin on the fields of flat steel in contact with the liquid wax (frequency every 2 to 3 cords). It is not necessary to make a notch in advance in the radius, the hot wax will adhere sufficiently to the wood (In any case, the bees will destroy the cord when making cells). In my case, I got an epilator wax preparation sink with hot wax. Run hot wax between the two flat bars with a small spoon to scrape the excess wax and remove the flat irons. This cord can be made before or after assembly of the radius.

Link 3 floor - element: With
ray bike recovery, it is possible to make the connecting part between the floor and the element. The elasticity of the radius of cycling is sufficient for effective liaison. Apart from keeping the loop on one of the screws, the radius of bike is formatted situation.
Some might say: this is a ridiculous economy ... but it is above all fun to do by yourself.

My hives are red, I use a homemade natural paint, as soon as possible I give the recipe

Post-traumatic Hydroceles

Recovering a swarm in September 2010

What joy when the Treasurer union Apinord Douai suggests I go back a nice swarm Erchin. We go there 2 September 2010. This is the first time I see a beautiful swarm with 8 large patties. In this particular case, we need to get the most out of cakes to reconstruct the hive, the bees' habitat. As late in the season, they will indeed be able to develop the colony, we must gather their stuff as much food and get the queen. I am in Warri, so I prepared for the occasion frameworks appropriate to the size of the hive to place pieces of cake pieces sens.Ces respecting the slab are held in the frames by the string and tacks. Thus we come to fill the 8 frames of a hive element.

Although bees fall in quantity in the hive, we are not persuaded that the queen is, in, fact, the wooden crosses on which was attached slabs is hollow. The queen is timid by nature, there is reason to apprehend that it is hidden. Smoke does not allow us to get her out.

in doubt, we put the hive on the wooden tie

The next day, recovering the hive, I hope, bees are good for the vast majority returned to the hive.

After installation in the apiary on September 3, I search unsuccessfully reine.Le September 18, I see the presence of 3 cells royal newly created by the workers including a partially open with a queen about to leave. Hope is reborn, but it is now that this virgin queen is fertilized. And here I make the checks on 30 September and 9 October to allow me to see the queen but not laying. It is not fertilized and the reproductive system atrophy expected in winter and it would have no chance of being fertilized in the spring. Leave the hive in the state is ending up with a hive orphan. The heavy heart, I therefore decided to use the bees to build another hive.

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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity ...



I would like to share my reading of the moment:" Forward Road "Alix De Saint Andre (Gallimard). This book is filled humor and emotions and am back on the road to Compostela with this crazy desire to take the backpack as soon as the first rays of sun.
We find this Freedom of walking, this Equality between pilgrims and this Brotherhood unites us all.
Who says it's already starting to read a little?
... While you all.