Ficus rubbery – care
Ficus is probably the most famous (and most unassuming) of all houseplants. The genus has about 600 species, including edible figs, and is widespread in …
How to properly plant a uterus
In the process of beekeeping, situations inevitably arise when the beekeeper needs to plant the “queen” in the bee colony without the risk of losing …
Honey can be different – delicious and … very tasty
Bee honey is a unique mixture of sugar substances converted (inverted) by hardworking bees. Such a mixture is usually produced from nectar – an aqueous …
We save plants from scale insects and pseudo-scale insects – care
All shields and false shields cause great harm to plants. The accompanying signs are characteristic of all types of scale insects. At the site of …
master class from an agronomist. Video – care
If you notice that the spathiphyllum has begun to turn yellow, the edges of the leaves are drying out, and the flower has already become …
Begonia spotted – green leaves with white polka dots care
Expressive specks on the large pointed leaves of spotted begonia are one of the most outlandish patterns among indoor plants. Almost perfectly symmetrical, white spots …
Gusmania – care, cultivation and reproduction – care
Gusmania is a perennial evergreen with light green leaves and spectacular bright, often red, bracts. Many types of gusmania are popular houseplants. Guzmania blooms, depending …
Milk spurge Cristata – spectacular combs
Euphorbia, both in the garden and in the indoor culture – the plants are amazingly diverse. In addition to the poisonousness, the presence of that …
Lantana camara: colors of the Spanish flag – care
Lantana camara (Lantana camara, family Verbenovye) is a low shrub (up to 1 m in height) with branched shoots, which is native to the tropics …
Small-leaved indoor elm – capricious and majestic
Ancient giants of elms are plants that are difficult to imagine in miniature form. But thanks to the complex long-term formation and careful care, these …
How to save poinsettia? – leaving
It has become a good tradition to bring a poinsettia bush with bright scarlet large bracts, which are often mistaken for flowers, at Christmas. Real …
Figs – wine berry – care
How many names this wonderful plant has! This is a fig tree, and a fig tree, and just a fig. Figs are called figs, figs, …
Nematoda, or save yourself who can! – leaving
Nematodes are a real disaster. They are very small and difficult to notice, but the consequences of such inattention will cost you dearly. These worms …
Growing begonias indoors – care
There are a huge number of varieties and types of begonias. Some bloom magnificently, others enchant with their painted leaves. We can safely say that …
Beehive Boa by Vladimir Davydov
The design of this multi-hull bee dwelling is striking in its compactness – the Boa hive, proposed by Vladimir Davydov, is disassembled into small in …
Recommendations for treating cough with natural honey
Cough is one of the symptoms of a viral infection (among the people of the common cold). The use of antibiotics in this case is …
How to determine the natural origin of honey at home
There are several methods to check whether natural honey is at home or not. Each of them reveals the low quality of the bee product …
Goat’s rue and its benefits as a honey plant
Oriental goat’s rue is a perennial plant from the legume family that is demanding on the quality of the soil. It is also known as …
Do-it-yourself carts for transporting beehives
On large apiaries and on farms with multi-hull bee houses, a trolley for transporting beehives is indispensable. This is a must-have device that significantly facilitates …
Lentils as a melliferous plant
Lentil honey plant in our country is important only as a plant that provides bee colonies with a supporting bribe. It has no particular effect …
Homemade woodworking frame machine
Beekeeping, regardless of its size, requires the repair of old or the production of new hives, frames, portable boxes, swarm traps. Someone chooses the path …
How are rye flour cakes with honey treated?
Psychics claim that a honey cake is able to cleanse a diseased organ of negative energy. There is some truth in this statement. A flat …
Acarapidosis in bees, treatment and prevention
Acarapidosis or acarosis is a contagious invasive disease of adult bees. The disease has been known since 1904, when apiaries on the Isle of Wight …
Using honey for poisoning
Whether honey is possible in case of poisoning depends on the nature of the poisoning. In case of chemical damage with synthetic substances, the use …
Bee pest control in the apiary
Honey bees have many enemies from the world of insects and birds. Some of them destroy adults or parasitize them, others destroy wax structures, harming …
Mustard as a honey plant
Mustard honey is a valuable cruciferous herb belonging to oilseeds. Depending on the species, it can be very productive in nectar and pollen. The content …
What should be the clips for transporting beehives
Wandering beekeepers are well aware that hive braces are needed both for a structure with folds and without them. Additional fastening allows you to securely …
Treatment with beekeeping products
Various beekeeping products have been used as medicinal products for thousands of years in a row, and their effectiveness has long been proven in practice. …
Special varieties of natural honey
In official and traditional medicine, honey is recommended to be consumed in moderation by everyone – both healthy and sick. Of course, an important condition …
Overview of honey grasses by groups with photos
The herb honey is a plant that produces enough nectar and pollen for bees to collect. Herbaceous species do not have a tree trunk. At …
Transfer of bees from a bee package to a hive
Almost any beekeeper sooner or later faces the question of expanding the apiary, and he is far from always able to cope with the problem …
How to choose a hive for a beginner
Modern beekeeping is distinguished by the use of bee houses of various designs. Not surprisingly, beginners are puzzled over the question of which hive is …
Comparison of sunbed and multi-hive
Choosing the right hive is one of the most important things to consider when organizing an apiary from scratch. No wonder that newcomers to beekeeping …
Spirea (meadowsweet) as a honey plant
Spirea melliferous plant, which is a perennial ornamental plant from the Rosaceae family. There are more than 80 varieties of it. Most of them are …
What is a mixture of honey with royal jelly
Honey with royal jelly is a rare and quite valuable medicinal beekeeping product. It is not found in food markets and supermarkets. And not every …
Features of organizing an apiary from scratch – tips for beginners
A small apiary located in a country house or a personal plot is the dream of many owners. However, it can be difficult to decide …
DIY hive assembly
If the beekeeper has carpentry skills or is ready to learn how to do it, you can make a beehive with your own hands in …
Sugar syrup for bees
No matter how much the beekeeper cares about the honey stocks of his wards, there are situations when you cannot do without feeding the bees …
All about spring apiary enlargement
The natural replenishment of the apiary is due to swarms. However, it is undesirable to allow a swarm state, since it leads to the fragmentation …
Treatment of dysbiosis with honey
Dysbacteriosis is the scourge of modern man. Not being a disease in the full sense of the word, disruption of the natural microbiocenosis in the …
Honey feed for feeding bees in spring, autumn, winter
Of all artificial feeding, honey feed for bees is the most natural and useful, since in fact it is natural honey diluted with water. By …
Methods for treating inflamed joints by bees
Constant stress on joints, injuries, poor heredity, age-related hormonal changes often cause an inflammatory process known as arthrosis. In most cases, the disease is diagnosed …
Safe beekeeping products – all about eco-apiaries
The number of people who want to adhere to a healthy diet and eat only natural, high-quality products is increasing every year. About 30 million …
Vika and its importance as a melliferous plant
The vetch honey plant is distributed in temperate climatic zones on three continents at once – Eurasia, South America and northern Africa. This is a …
Characteristics and benefits of sainfoin honey
Monofloral varieties are quite difficult to obtain in vivo. This requires an extensive melliferous base and amicable flowering of the main plant, which determines the …
Is there a difference between bee and pollen? About bee pollen (pollen)
Bee pollen looks like multi-colored (usually yellow) lumps, as if glued to the legs of an insect near the abdomen. After the bee crawls through …
Frame hives – their advantages and assembly
In regions with cold winters, the apiary requires insulation or placement in a winter house. The frame hive, assembled using the sandwich technology, allows to …
What is bee paralysis, its signs and treatment
Infection of bee colonies with viruses is a fairly common phenomenon in modern beekeeping. The first virus, the culprit for the emergence of saccular brood, …
Celandine – its honey productivity and value for apiaries
The celandine honey plant from the poppy family, despite its wide distribution in the temperate climatic zone of Eurasia, provides apiaries with a small amount …
Treatment of the heart and blood vessels with honey
Honey for cardiovascular diseases is useful due to the content of simple sugars – glucose and fructose. These components of the bee product are absorbed …
How to treat cervical erosion with honey
Erosion on the cervix can occur in both nulliparous girls and women. Pathology does not always require surgical intervention (conization, cauterization). Topical drugs have a …
How to cure bees in spring from nosematosis
Nosematosis is one of the invasive diseases that have the most serious consequences for the apiary. Family deaths averaged 12 to 20 percent. Mostly weakened …
All About Bee Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a slowly progressing disease that affects the adult nervous system. Moreover, people of any age can suffer from the disease. With this …
What to do in the summer at the apiary
The beekeeper’s activity is always seasonal. Each of the seasons of the year is characterized by certain types of work. There are special tables or …
Is psoriasis treated with natural honey?
The nature of this ailment remained undetected for a long time. And only today, doctors have classified psoriasis as an autoimmune disease that has a …
What is useful for bee pollen?
Many medical prescriptions that include pollen or pollen (what bees brought to the hive with legs) have come from ancient times. Our ancestors were well …
African killer bees and why they are dangerous
The scientific practice of the American biologist, genetics W. Kerr was aimed at breeding a unique species of bees. But the activity has earned a …
Bashkir honey: neat, how to distinguish it from a fake
The vast steppes of the Southern Urals are excellent for beekeeping. In spring and summer, many herbaceous plants bloom here, suitable for collecting nectar and …
Altai honey: what happens, useful properties, how to distinguish a fake
The unique natural features of Altai – mountain valleys with turbulent rivers, clean lakes and luxurious meadows with generous herbs – allow you to get …
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Horned Hive: design and use in the apiary
There are many designs of bee houses. But the most popular are horned hives. They are easy to build yourself. This type of design is …