what is currently happening in the beehouse
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WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN THE
BEEHOUSE?
By Zala H. & Larisa B.OŠ Slivnica pri Celju,
Slovenia2015/2016
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JANUARY
• ensuring peace in the beehouse and around it
• removing the snow
• preparing and arranging beekeeping equipment
• supplying new beehives and comb foundations
• educating ourselves
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FEBRUARY
• observing bees during the cleansing flight
• giving honeycomb to the honeybee colonies with no food
• cleaning bottom boards and varroa floors with an insert
• arranging a drinking place
• removing the snow• ensuring peace in the
beehouse and around it
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MARCH
• providing a drinking place
• checking the brood and food supplies
• adapting the size of the room to the honeybee colony
• preparing comb foundations
• growing bee plants
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APRIL
• checking and – if necessary – improving food supplies
• adapting the size of the room to the honeybee colony
• adding comb foundations and the cornerstone to seize building instinct
• checking if there are queen cells as well as a swarming fever in the hive
• collecting pollen• writing applications for forage
area• obtaining documents for
transport
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MAY
● increasing the space for the brood and honey
●checking if there are queen cells as well as a swarming fever in the hive
●cutting out drone combs●monitoring the natural waste
of varroa mites●queen and spare bee colony
breeding ● if necessary extracting the
honey●bringing bee colonies to the
pasture
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JUNE
• increasing the space for the brood and honey
• checking if there are queen cells as well as a swarming fever in the hive
• cutting out drone combs• monitoring the natural waste of
varroa mites• queen and spare bee colony
breeding• extracting honey• using summer pastures• making shaken swarms
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JULY
●using summer pastures●extracting honey●following vets’
instructions to manage varroa mites
●monitoring varroa mite decline
●supplying bees with water
●arranging a nest for winter
● after the end of grazing feeding the bees substantially
● replacing queen bees
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AUGUST
• feeding the bees for the winter• supplying bees with water• providing a rejuvenating pasture• preventing looting• monitoring the natural waste of
varroa mites
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SEPTEMBER
• supplying bees with water
• checking the brood and estimating the food supplies
• arranging a nest for winter
• finishing feeding the bees
• protecting spare combs against wax moths
• preventing looting• monitoring the natural
waste of varroa mites
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OCTOBER
●protecting spare combs against wax moths
●preventing looting●checking the invasion of
varroa mites●planting bee plants●cleaning and disinfecting
the places and equipment●arranging the interior and
the surroundings of the beehouse
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NOVEMBER
• checking and sorting the combs• cooking waste beeswax• preparing and selling honey
products• educating ourselves• ensuring peace in the beehouse and
around it• following vets’ instructions to
manage varroa mites• monitoring varroa mite decline
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DECEMBER
●trading and enjoying the fruits of our labour
● suppressing varroa mites and caring for the hives
●planning the future of the beekeeping season
●educating ourselves●enjoying a well deserved
winter’s rest
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RESOURCES
• Čebelarski koledar. 2015. Ljubljana: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije.
• Čebelarski terminološki slovar. 2008. Ljudmila Bokal (ur.). Ljubljana:
Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU.