Homemade Beehive Size and Making Pictures are as follows:
I. 10 frames standard beehive:
Hive box: inner periphery is 440 mm long, 370 mm wide, 270 mm high, board thickness 20 mm. Hive frames: outer perimeter 420 mm long, 250 mm high. The upper beam is 25 millimeters wide, 20 millimeters thick, 456 millimeters long, and the frame ears are 28 millimeters long. Side bars 240 mm long, 25 mm wide, 10 mm thick. Lower beam 400 mm long, 15 mm wide, 10 mm thick.
Two, 12-frame square beehives:
The inner circumference measures 455 mm x 455 mm x 330 mm, and 450 mm x 450 mm x 330 mm is also used. Each hive holds twelve 435 mm x 300 mm frames and the height of the successor box is 310 mm.
Three, 16-frame horizontal beehive:
Horizontal horizontal beehive containing 16 standard hive frames is in the expansion of the hive volume, through the addition of spleens can be horizontally expanding the hive, but also can be used to gate the beehive is separated into 2 to 3 areas, the implementation of multiple swarms in the same box.
Methods of beekeeping
1, breeding places
Bee breeding, you need to choose the right site, you can establish breeding places in the place with sufficient water supply and clear water, so that it is easy for the bees to get water, and the breeding places should be far away from the residential areas, railroads, schools and highways, etc., so as to avoid the environment is too noisy and make the bees abandon the hive after being frightened. The bees will abandon the hive and run away after being frightened.
2, honey plants
Bees rely on honey for food, breeding bees, you need to plant enough honey plants near the breeding site, can be in the spring period, choose rapeseed flowers, roses, camellias as a source of nectar, in the summer period, you need to plant plants such as lilies, gardenia and so on, and in the fall period, can be planted in camellia and chrysanthemums and so on.
3, cleaning
Breeding bees, you need to timely clean up the bottom of the beehive debris and bee carcasses, to avoid bees infected with black bee disease or larval disease, but also in the spring and summer period of each year, regularly sprayed to the beehive to reduce the chances of bee infections, which is conducive to the growth and reproduction of bees,
4, regular inspections
When breeding bees, you need to regularly inspect the breeding place, you can drive away the cats, dogs, wasps and other animals to avoid harming the bees, and in the winter period, you need to cover the beehive with a double layer of canvas to keep it warm, but you can't cover the beehive with the canvas to avoid the lack of oxygen to the bees.