I did it again :) I had the opportunity to help in a bee apiary. As I have "young eyes" and good vision, I was asked to help look for the queen bee, because something is wrong in the apiary. It turned out there was no queen, at least we didn't find one, and there were signs that the bees had no queen.
Znowu to zrobi艂em :) Mia艂em okazj臋 pomaga膰 w pasiece pszczelej. Jako 偶e mam "m艂ode oczy" i dobrze widz臋 zosta艂em poproszony o pomoc w poszukiwaniu kr贸lowej pszcz贸艂, bo co艣 w pasiece jest nie tak. Okaza艂o si臋 偶e nie ma kr贸lowej, przynajmniej jej nie znale藕li艣my i by艂y oznaki wskazuj膮ce, 偶e pszczo艂y nie maj膮 matki.
Bees are so fascinating. I learned that the queen bee is the most important, but she has very little say in the hive. The queen has quite a boring life, but she lives a very long time, the longest of the bees, she can live up to 5/6 years. I said he has a boring life because he only flies out of the hive once to meet the drones and obtain genetic material for his offspring :D Later he stays in the hive all the time and only lays eggs in frame cells, each egg is the same. Other bees decide what a bee will be like by feeding it appropriately. It could be a bee, a drone, or even another queen.
Pszczo艂y s膮 tak fascynuj膮ce. Dowiedzia艂em si臋, 偶e kr贸lowa pszcz贸艂 jest najwa偶niejsza, ale ona w ulu ma bardzo ma艂o do gadania. Kr贸lowa ma do艣膰 nudne 偶ycie, ale 偶yje bardzo d艂ugo, najd艂u偶ej z pszcz贸艂, mo偶e 偶y膰 nawet 5/6 lat. M贸wi艂em, 偶e ma nudne 偶ycie, poniewa偶 tylko raz wylatuje z ula, 偶eby si臋 spotka膰 z trutniami i otrzyma膰 dla potomnych materia艂 genetyczny :D P贸藕niej ca艂y czas jest w ulu i tylko sk艂ada jajeczka w kom贸rki ramek, ka偶de jajo jest takie same. O tym jaka b臋dzie pszczo艂a decyduj膮 inne pszczo艂y odpowiednio j膮 karmi膮c. Mo偶e to by膰 pszczo艂a, trute艅, a nawet inna kr贸lowa.
It turned out that there was no queen in the hive, the bees noticed it (they felt the presence of the mother), and within a few hours they started working. They found the cells where the eggs were and decided to build a queen cell. The queen bed is the place where the queen is formed, these two larger protruding points on the frame. They provide such a larva with appropriate food, which is royal jelly. Such nutrition determines the formation of a new queen.
Okaza艂o si臋, 偶e w ulu nie ma kr贸lowej, pszczo艂y to zauwa偶y艂y (czuj膮 obecno艣膰 matki), w ci膮gu kilku godzin zaczynaj膮 dzia艂a膰. Znalaz艂y kom贸rki gdzie s膮 jajeczka i postanowi艂y zbudowa膰 matecznik. Matecznik to takie miejsce gdzie powstaje kr贸lowa, te dwa wi臋ksze wystaj膮ce punkty na ramce. Tak膮 larw臋 zaopatruj膮 w odpowiedni pokarm, jest to mleczko pszczele. Takie od偶ywianie decyduje o tym 偶e powstanie nowa kr贸lowa.
The moment when there is no queen is a big loss for the bee family and a great loss for the beekeeper, especially in the season when bees can collect nectar. It takes about 17 days for the queen to emerge from the egg, and the time until she can lay eggs in the cells herself is an additional week. A careful beekeeper does not wait that long.
Moment kiedy nie ma kr贸lowej to du偶a strata dla rodziny pszczelej, oraz wielka strata dla pszczelarza, szczeg贸lnie w sezonie kiedy pszczo艂y mog膮 zbiera膰 nektar. Pojawienie si臋 kr贸lowej od jajeczka trwa jakie艣 17 dni, oraz czas kiedy b臋dzie mog艂a sama sk艂ada膰 jaja w kom贸rkach to dodatkowy tydzie艅. Uwa偶ny pszczelarz nie czeka tyle czasu.
It turns out that there are apiaries that, in addition to honey, also supply queen bees to other apiaries. What you see in the yellow box is a young mother bee and several bees that are supposed to feed and take care of her, after all, she is the queen :) The mother bee has a small green dot that provides some information (what year it is from, what week, or other information ), but most importantly, it is easy to find in the hive, it stands out from other bees. The queen bee looks similar to bees, but is much longer and slightly thicker.
Okazuje si臋, 偶e s膮 pasieki kt贸re opr贸cz miodu zajmuj膮 si臋 r贸wnie偶 dostarczaniem matek pszczelich na innych pasiek. To co widzicie w 偶贸艂tym pude艂ku to m艂oda matka pszczela oraz kilka pszcz贸艂 kt贸re maj膮 za zadanie j膮 karmi膰 oraz piel臋gnowa膰, w ko艅cu to kr贸lowa :) Matka pszczela ma ma艂y zielony punkcik kt贸ry przekazuje kilka informacji (z jakiego jest roku, kt贸ry tydze艅, lub inne informacje), ale co najwa偶niejsze 艂atwo j膮 znale藕膰 w ulu, wyr贸偶nia si臋 od innych pszcz贸艂. Matka pszczela wygl膮da podobnie jak pszczo艂y, ale jest znacznie d艂u偶sza i nieco grubsza.
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Now we are testing how the bees react to such a queen. If they are calm, interested and friendly (they do not sting or want to kill her with heat - because they can make a bee circle to increase the temperature), the queen will stay in the hive. But first, adaptation occurs - a box with a closed queen is placed in the hive, but the queen cannot come out. The exit is sealed with bee cake (a special sugar paste), the bees eat it and release the queen. This may take several hours or even days. This adaptation allows the bees to get used to the presence of the new queen.
Teraz nast臋puj膮 testy jak pszczo艂y reaguj膮 na tak膮 kr贸low膮. Je偶eli s膮 spokojne, zainteresowane i przyja藕nie nastawione (nie 偶膮dl膮, ani nie chc膮 jej zabi膰 ciep艂em - bo mog膮 zrobi膰 k艂膮b pszczeli 偶eby zwi臋kszy膰 temperatur臋) to kr贸lowa zostanie w ulu. Najpierw jednak nast臋puje adaptacja - pude艂ko z zamkni臋t膮 kr贸low膮 jest umieszczane w ulu, ale kr贸lowa nie mo偶e wyj艣膰. Wyj艣cie jest zaklejone ciastem pszczelim (specjalna masa cukrowa), pszczo艂y j膮 zjadaj膮 i uwalniaj膮 kr贸low膮. Mo偶e to trwa膰 kilka godzin lub nawet dni. Taka adaptacja pozwala pszczo艂om przyzwyczai膰 si臋 do obecno艣ci nowej kr贸lowej.
After the queen is subjected to this condition, you do not look into the hive for a few days, then you need to check whether the mother is alive, whether there are new eggs and whether the bee colony will develop properly and produce honey. Most often, bees treat such a queen with love and the hive develops in good condition, the new mother broods many new young bees :)
Po takim poddaniu matki przez kilka dni si臋 nie zagl膮da do ula, p贸藕niej trzeba sprawdzi膰 czy matka 偶yje, czy s膮 nowe jajeczka i czy ta pszczela kolonia nalej si臋 b臋dzie rozwija膰 i dawa膰 mi贸d. Najcz臋艣ciej pszczo艂y tak膮 kr贸low膮 traktuj膮 z mi艂o艣ci膮 i ul si臋 rozwija w dobrej kondycji, nowa matka czerwi du偶o nowych m艂odych pszcz贸艂ek :)
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