How to raise little bees?

Small honeybee is a kind of small honeybee insect, which often nests in grass or bushes, and it is also a species of artificial bees, so how to keep small bees? Let's have a look!

First, the basic introduction of Little Bee

Small honeybee is a kind of insect of honeybee family and honeybee genus, which is small, also known as small hanging wasp, small grass wasp, small artemisia wasp and so on. The main distribution areas are Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and so on. There are also some areas in China where small bees are raised.

The honeybee lives in the area below 1900m above sea level and the annual average temperature is 15-22 ℃. Often nest in grass or bushes, the environment is very secluded.

In southern Yunnan, bee colonies usually begin to spawn and reproduce in February, reaching a peak from April to May, with a spleen area of up to 600cm2 and a population potential of tens of thousands. From June to August, the temperature was high, the honey source was scarce, and the queen bee laid few eggs. September to November is the second breeding period. Stop breeding from December to January of the following year when the temperature is low. The drones were cultivated at the end of February and the beginning of March, and the maximum number of drones could reach 1 / 4 of the breeding area.

Second, how to keep the little bees?

First of all, it is necessary to choose areas far away from factories, highways and residential areas for breeding, and there should be plenty of flowering plants in the breeding fields. After that, select a suitable beehive, introduce high-quality bee species resources, and then cultivate them in groups. During the breeding period, we should also pay attention to subsidizing the feeding of bees, which can be artificially fed with sugar water and pollen at night, which can increase honey production.

At present, there are two types of bees: one is the Chinese honeybee, commonly known as the Chinese bee, the main product of this bee is honey, other bee products are few, but it is easier to raise in the general mountain area. The other is Italian bee, commonly known as Italian bee, this kind of bee can be divided into several kinds, such as sugar bee, syrup bee, syrup bee and so on. You can choose the species of bees to raise according to the local climate and your own needs.