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Russian bees:
Health of bees
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 Bees are not pets; they are wild by nature. Bees have been living near, and working for, humans for at least a thousand years, but they have not become our pets or domestic animals. They are creatures which are independent of human beings. Modern bees continue to create their own wax homes, they continue to make honey and live on this natural product the same way as in centuries past. Bees are doing what nature meant them to do, but people often prevent them from fully utilizing their natural instincts.. One of the most critical interventions in a bees’ life is the invention of frames. Before this, beekeepers used frameless hives which were about the same as bees’ natural living conditions. Unfortunately, these conditions are not transferred to beekeeping with the use of frames. The size of frames are often selected not according to the bees’ desire. As a result, the bees living in frame hives often swarm arbitrarily. It is almost impossible to control swarming. There are other conditions in framed hives which are different from a bee’s natural home and are very hard on these creatures. Despite of this, frame beekeeping is very popular because it is convenient for beekeepers. In frame beekeeping there are plenty of opportunities for beekeepers to do what they want. Often their actions are against the bees’ nature. We still do not know the whole affect of frames on a bee’s life. The influence of frame beekeeping remains to be studied in many respects. What we can say for sure is that we can balance negative and positive effects of frames if we find ways to allow bees to live according to their natural world whenever possible. Another example of how we ignore bee nature concerns drones. For many beekeepers, drones seem to be necessary only for the fertilization of the queen. These beekeepers try to reduce the number of drones. In contrast, bees keep many drones in a colony. Maybe they know better how many drones they need and for what. It is known that drones can generate heat and warm the larva. This can be observed when a colony is lacking in bees, but at the same time is full of its larva and young bees. Apparently the entire contribution of drones has not yet been fully understood and it is therefore not necessary to regulate their numbers without considering the wishes of bees. Early beekeepers understood very well that bees were wild in their natural world and that they did not feel attached to their human boss. Early beekeepers tried to disturb the bees as seldom as possible. They tried to help a bee to live in conditions that differed little from living in the wild. Beekeeping was always considered an art, for an apiarist has to understand the bees’ nature, not only learn how to deal with bees. Modern beekeepers do not understand that bees are wild animals who are absolutely independent from human beings. This leads to many mistakes in modern beekeeping which often endanger the bees’ life. |
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