Questions put by the members, in bulk
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HOMMES ET ABEILLES
HOMMES ET ABEILLES
At what time as it is closed a hive for the transhumer ?
How to close the hive ?
But my buddy said to me that he transported them opened !
May I transport my hives in my car ?
Where to find bees in the purchase ?
The bee is a warm-blooded insect, it possesses the peculiarity to modify its at will physical temperature.
In the full heart of the winter bees curl up in cluster in the center of the hive, their metabolism be slowed down.
Numb, but awakened bees were measured in 4°c outside of the cluster.
The temperature of 33°c corresponds to that of the bee butineuse in spring, summer and autumn.
Nourrisseuses, cirières are often at the same moment, of a superior physical temperature because the brood rechauffé by the presence of nourrisseuses has to develop in 35°c and the wax has to possess a temperature raised(brought up) to model itself in alveoli.
A consumption of more intense honey allows the bee to raise at will its physical temperature until 48°c.
This discovery was realized by Japanese researchers, who observed a cluster of bees enclosing a hornet, a looter of the hive.
Bees by bringing up collectively their internal heat, manage to kill the enemy in the bitter in a way because beyond 46°c the survival is impossible for the hornet.
During the ancient wars, bees accompanied via their honey, the soldiers at war.
Napoleon, made too his armies follow by wagons(trolleys) filled(performed) by futs of honey.
The honey was used as plaster on bad wounds, in the style of that put back(handed) with current tastes by fire(light) Professor Descottes of the CHU(TEACHING HOSPITAL) of Limoge.
Other intervention of bees in the human conflicts, during a fight between the Greek and Ottoman armies, he(it) is mentioned a food poisoning of mass of Greek by means of a naturally toxic honey, subtly presented to Greek by their enemies, who took away(gained) the final victory.
The French resistance in sû, her too to take advantage of the fire power of the colonies(summer camps) of bees on numerous occasions.
It was the case in a station which received in its superstructures of hives intended to fall on the ground among the armed occupants of
Big conqueror of our period,
The New Zealander
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
Had taken with him a big quantity of honey, which is a slow-burning sugar, to reach the summit of the Everest in 1953, then during numerous ascents in Himalaya, as well as the south pole.
He dedicated a big part of his life to help the people Sherpa with the association Himalayan Trust which he based.
He so managed to build many schools and hospitals in distant region of Himalaya, what was for him its biggest realization.
Cookbook in the honey, Patrick Chanaud.
Clickable image towards Edisud, Aix en Provence.
The bee is the symbol of the Lower Egypt.
With the rush, it is used in hieroglyphs in front of one cartridge, to define those of the rush and the bee ,
usually translated by king of High and Lower Egypt .
The bee is at once the symbol of the sovereign and the working people.
The Egyptian mythology wants that bees arose from tears of Ré fallen on earth.
A hive closes after the sunset where mostly during hisits bedtime.
During the day by dry weather butineuses is outside of the hive,
Bees most agées are.
Their role is essential for the supply:
water, nectar, propolis and pollen.
The beekeeper thus has to wait patiently that these irreplaceable workers quite returned to the fold.
It is possible by acting with difference of closing a hive in the day under a rain settled since
many hours when if the temperature is lower in 14°c.
It is possible that some tens of butineuses are in flight and lost in the closure, but it is necessary to keep
In memory that one
Healthy colony(summer camp), in the course of June accommodates
more than butineuses 20 000 for Dadant 10 frames.
QUICKLY! The fact of coming to make noise and movements in the hole of flight, is going to put the guards
Among hundred on the alert and
Soon in attack to push away the felt aggression.
Pea jackets and gloves seem indispensable, the enfumoir is almost useless. The speed of closure and the fact
To succeed of
First blow is essential.
Indeed the slightest opening will be exploited in the second by the guards to play their role, if you
Miss your blow and what too many bees bring out,
It is possible that two in three hundred bees occupy the board of flight within two minutes.
Interesting novelty to close a day hive: the collector of bees.
This simple device, allows the butineuses to return in the hive by an ingenious system of lids which work one-way and prevent the bees to go out again from the hive.
Put 90 minutes before the movement, this collector allows you an easy movement in the day.
Métaxa, Grèce.
Yes, effectively it is the custom, I explain:
A colony which populates a hive raises of the brood the temperature of gestation of which is of 35°c,
This heat is the one of all the frames(executives) of brood.
( The last hive which we moved (yesterday, under a regime of showers at 4:30 pm) on kilomêtres 23
Possessed 8 frames of brood on 10 frames.)
Thus we can consider that it is warm in the hive. Very warmly for a human being!
The support of any colony is the wax, this one bottom in 60°C, softens and deforms down.
To leave the opened hive thus allows a possible ventilation for bees during the journey.
Transported on the haridelle or on the tray of a vehicle , transhumées hives; in that case of figure, only
At night are
Refreshed by the air which whips the sides.
The night and the absence of their point of reference that is the sun, do not incite bees to go out and the fraicheur
Is completed.
It is the transport ideal bus of surcroit the driver is isolated of the bees, in his cabin.
In case of breakdown of the vehicle,
the immobility will not raise problem of heat, on the other hand the car park
Does not have to be under a lamppost because bees can go out attracted by the lively light.
If the day gets up while hives are on the vehicle,
You go to live a hard moment of solitude, indeed they are going to go out.
And if you do not want to give up your butineuses, it will be necessary to leave all day long your vehicle to the same
Place. (!)
Thus such the careful paraglider who gets used to keeping of the corner of the eye several grounds
Of possible landings, think of locating
A storage place near, taken away from the businesses, the schools and the other public places,
Highway stations, just in case...
Transport in a van ,
Very well the winged passengers are isolated by the driver, the transport can be made only opened hives,
At night naturally because the furnace of the sun on the sheet steel would be murderous.
Sylvie, beekeeper told us that a transported hive closed of night was died, cooked in its honey
And its wax!
The load is thus made just before the darkness with pea jackets and to enfumoir.
These transport above disgraces are adapted to the long course, but often the movements
Are made on short distances and with two where three hives only
Yes, it is regularly made by the beekeepers, which has this day 18/06/2010 have to make a statement
Of transhumance when the limits of a department are exceeded for France.
By car style small van with partition wall it joins transport in truck.
By car style 5 doors and glazed break ,
we find the inconvenience that the driver and the sound possible passenger
Bees are not isolated.
Best thus is to close the hive with the bar of hole of flight lowered and turned, otherwise with a foam strip
Of ameubleument. < br/>
By caution it is deeply advised to lower rear windows for refresh hive at most.
It is necessary to move at night at most
Anecdote
A beekeeper so circulated with hives in his vehicle, some tens of bees were
Outside of hives, locked into the vehicle but no problem because it is true that avettes
Separated from their queen under a little disorientated and do not try to prick(fall).
BUT, the taken road led to the Alpe d'Huez, this mountain road in 21 pins was epic
For our colleague.
Bees seized by the centrifugal force of the vehicle in the bends, spent of it
Straight window in the left and conversely in every steady bend!
Naturally, the solution it is to accelerate so that the small game takes place towards the rear window more than towards the windscreen
But you should not brake any more, otherwise....
A solution consists in positioning a mosquito net supported to the files of front seats and
Clamped by rear doors.
Thus, in conclusion close, please, your hives, fill chinks and transfer of the edge bees not
Prisoners of the hive, your safety and that of the other users remain priority.
Most of the groupings of purchase make orders grouped by swarms with professionals.
The delivery is often late and the uncertain race.
The price level oscillates between 70 and 100 € for a queen of the year, not always marked and a population liking on five frames Dadant.
This year on Grenoble, the disappointment as for the quality of the swarms seems important. Often these colonies come from the outside from Europe, from South America in particular and are not adapted to our climate.
You will find the list of the groupings of purchase on our site in page: List France
The professionals sell naturally colonies, they are more hard to find.
The private individuals regularly run ads on various sites of free announcements, the success is often fast.
He(it) is dismaying on the other hand, for a serious beekeeper even amateur to see that most of the buyers are regularly without apicole training and ignoramuses in maintenance of a hive.
Some of our knowledge even refused to sell the planned colonies, by fear of seeing them mourrir in the short
term!
Thus, do not buy a hive on a header, or by effect of fashion of the style Apimondia.
Credit note of the bees is a responsibility which implies a real commitment in term of availability.
