Day: March 26, 2020

Buckfast in our apiary

Bičiuliai, Dauguma Lietuvoje laikome Buckfast ar Carnica rasių bites. Šiuo metu mūsų bityne veisiame bei laikome Buckfast motinėles iš AD 98 bei AD 208 linijų. Todėl noriu pasidalinti Pedigree rezultatais bei savo pastebėjimais apie Buckfast’ą. Pagal Pedigree:Spietlumas:  5/5 Nuotaika, charakteris:  4.83/5 Elgsena:  4.58/5  AD-98 bei AD-208 vidutinis medaus našumas 7% didesnis negu kitų […]

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New season approaching...

The new season is approaching. Most probably, your bees have started to gather bee pollen already. Once the temperature reaches 15ºC, we will be checking the status of overwintered families. At this time, before rearranging the beehive, it would be wise to give 0,3-0,4 kg of honey to each honeybee hive. To make the honey softer, you could heat it up with caution (do not overheat it) and place the heated honey in appropriate packages for the bees to consume in the hives.

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