Новое в разведении пчелиных семей для условий юга Западной Сибири

The possibility of honey-bee colony considerable increase was revealed by long-term experiments; depending on the weather conditions, honey-bee colony state, melliferous resources availability, and the goals in honey-bee colony breeding and other factors the increase amounts to 100-400%. Alongside with spring swarming, the possibility of secondary swarming in early summer was revealed. In both cases there is a possibility of further swarming of queenless colony halves. In case of further swarming, there is a possibility to obtain strong young honey-bee colonies for pre-winter period with the amount of feed required for wintering. There is no decrease in honey production capacity of main honey-bee colonies, and besides, young honey-bee colonies from single swarming, provided there are later melliferous resources available and favorable weather conditions, can produce marketable honey amounting to comb honey super. The proposed honey-bee colony formation methods are based on the Russian Federation’s patents no. 2222191, 2266641, and 2462032; they are easy in application and may be used both by beginning bee farmers, and experienced professionals.