Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
On the territory of some eco-centers of the capital Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection apiaries are located, which are monitored by beekeepers. As a rule, by spring the honey reserves in the hives are exhausted and the bees need additional feeding so that they maintain their strength and wait for the plants to give them nectar.
Spring training
Bees are one of the important links in the ecosystem. They help pollinate plants and promote biodiversity in green areas. These insects feel comfortable in the metropolis, but at the same time they need care and gentle treatment.
With the arrival of spring, the life of the bee family comes into motion. The insects begin to become active and make their first flight. Then they begin to clean the hive from debris, prepare wax cells for the future brood, polish them to perfect cleanliness.
At the same time, the bees have to live in rather difficult conditions for some time. They spent the winter huddled together, warming each other and spending a minimum of energy. In the spring, everything is different: the dense cluster breaks up, and individually the insects become unstable to the spring temperature changes, when the sun is hot during the day and it is frosty at night. In addition, food supplies, as a rule, are coming to an end. In such a situation, the bees are very vulnerable and beekeepers come to the aid of the workers.
Bee update
With the start of the warm season, biologists from the eco-centers of the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection inspect apiaries in the city’s natural areas, inspect each hive, remove dead bees, clean the flight holes and install landing boards. And most importantly, they feed the bees. Now the task of the bee colonies is to wait for the flowering of pollen-bearing plants. Pollen serves as a valuable protein product for preparing food for the larvae.
In the Moscow region, the goat willow is the first to start pollinating. As soon as beekeepers notice a bee with golden balls of pollen on its hind legs at the entrance, this will be a sign that the hive will soon have offspring: the queen bee has begun the so-called sowing and lays eggs in prepared cells every day. The number of eggs can reach two thousand per day. In three weeks, each laid egg will go through all stages: it will become a larva, a pupa, and then an adult striped worker.
By summer, the entire bee colony will be renewed. The next generation will replace the bees that have survived the winter, and a new annual cycle will begin.
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