Crop · 4 articles
The honey-bearing resource base is the foundation of productive beekeeping and the key to high yield in entomophilous crops. For agronomists and beekeepers, understanding the interaction between forage resources, honey bee colony biology, and plant cultivation technologies is a critical factor. This collection brings together materials that cover both the organization of efficient beekeeping and the specifics of cultivating key honey-bearing and pollinated crops, ranging from rapeseed and buckwheat to melons and nightshades in a greenhouse.
Readers will find here practical algorithms for assessing honey-bearing resources and calculating the forage balance, as well as recommendations for preparing apiaries for wintering and transitioning to mobile management systems. Special attention is paid to highly specialized topics: pollination methods for crops in greenhouses, analysis of honey-bearing seed purity, and the biological characteristics of honey bee colony development. The presented articles will help to systematize knowledge on creating optimal conditions for insects and increasing the overall productivity of the farm through the intelligent management of the honey-bearing resource base and pollination processes.
Beekeeping For students
Apiary productivity directly depends on the accuracy of assessing honey resources within the bees' flight radius. The article describes a step-by-step algorithm for calculating the feed balance, which will help avoid overloading the area and increase the commercial honey yield
Beekeeping For students
The article describes the structure of the digestive system of the honey bee, including the functions of the intestine sections, the honey crop, and the significance of digestive processes for the health of the bee colony
Beekeeping For students
Successful wintering of bees requires creating an optimal microclimate in the wintering facility and thorough preparation of feed reserves. The article describes key humidity and temperature standards, as well as rules for autumn hive inspection for colony health.
Crop production For students
The article discusses the problems of buckwheat production in Belarus, provides a comparative analysis of the productivity of zoned cultivars, and analyzes the reasons for the low yield of the crop. The history of the origin of buckwheat as an agricultural plant is also briefly covered
