To increase the number of bee families on apiary, they are divided. For this purpose do layers. If it is correct to carry out this procedure, the layer will quickly gain strength and will even prepare to itself forage for the winter.
- - beehive;
- - polozhok;
- - heaters;
- - sugar syrup:
- - matochnik;
- - uterus;
- - uterine section.
1. Begin to do layers in May when already in families there are drones that the young uterus could be impregnated. Prepare clean 10-12 frame beehive and polozhok. In warm windless day put beehive near bee family which you will divide.
2. From family take 1 frame with larvae and put it in new beehive. You watch that on frame surely there were one-day larvae as on more mature bees matochnik do not put. On each side put on 1 frame with sealed rasplody at the exit and the most extreme on frame with sterns – honey and pergy.
3. From all framework of bees do not shake, only trace that the uterus has not got to layer. If bees are not enough, then add them to new beehive, otherwise larvae will lack heat and they will die. For this purpose from maternal family take frame with the young not flown bees and shake them in layer. Close polozhok, warm from above and with side, and then move beehive to the constant place on apiary. Cover notches, leave gleam in 1-2 cm. Give to maternal family 2 frames from waxed or dry instead of taken.
4. On the new place the old bees from layer will fly to the family of origin therefore the first 2 days give water while young bees in new beehive are not flown. For this purpose pour water in cells of empty frame or put the top feeding trough with sugar syrup.
5. In 2 days check whether bees matochnik have put, leave pieces 5 of the best, equal and large, tear off the others. If there are no matochnik, give to layer 14-day matochnik from any family or put frame with larvae again. It is also possible to place other uterus in section. Better impregnated, such bees accept more willingly. After bees begin to feed uterus, release it from section.
6. In 12 days after you have made layer, matochnik have to leave young uterus, bees will choose the best, and will destroy the others. In week after exit the uterus will make flight and will be impregnated, and in 2 days will begin to sow eggs. At this time it is regularly necessary to substitute framework with qualitative dry, and then and bee family, waxed for expansion.