How does a wasp survive the winter?

Recently, the topic of beekeeping is mostly focused on overwintering, and many new beekeepers are reluctant to merge colonies to survive the winter, always asking a spleen of bees how to survive the winter safely. So how does a bee survive the winter?

1. How does a spleen wasp survive the winter

1. The number of one spleen bee, three smaller spleen and honey feet can survive the winter in Hunan. However, a spleen is not conducive to heat preservation, so it needs to be tested.

2. The quality of queen bee is better. Only a good queen bee can keep the production of bee eggs. Therefore, if you want a swarm of bees to spend the winter, the quality of the queen bee is the key, and the new queen bee of good quality should be replaced in advance.

3. Whether it is a strong group or a weak group, the quality of the spleen is very important. So during the winter, it is necessary to replace a large-area covered spleen for a colony of bees with a spleen.

4. Feed the colony at once, then fill the spare part of the hive with straw or heat preservation material, and then wrap the hive with foam box or plastic wrap.

Second, about the opening and propagation of single spleen

With regard to single-spleen reproduction, in fact, this way is not good. If there are extra bees, it is better to have at least two spleen to breed, because the growth of bees changes with the trend of the colony, and generally develops more slowly when the population is weak, and develops faster in the middle of the colony, and begins to slow down when it reaches the strong group. Therefore, whether it is a super group or a weak group, in fact, it is not recommended to use single spleen for reproduction.

Perhaps many friends will say that it is good to open and propagate a single spleen in the honey period, even in the honey period, in fact, the single spleen is a weak group and cannot withstand any blow, and because of the lack of space, there is not much storage of honey and powder. there is no more room for the queen bee to lay eggs, in this case, the two spleen is still used, there is sufficient space for storing honey and powder, and there are a lot of empty nests for the queen bee to lay eggs.