Preventing the return of bees during the same field division is a process that requires careful operation. Here are some effective strategies: 1. Time selection
1. At night: Choose to divide the bees at night because most of them have already returned to the nest, which can reduce the loss of collecting bees and give them a night to familiarize themselves with the new location, thereby reducing the probability of returning bees. 2、 Honeycomb processing
1. Seal the hive door: After all the bees return to the hive in the evening, seal the hive door with napkins or leaves, and use toothpicks to poke some small holes so that the next day's light can enter the beehive. After this treatment, bees will bite the paper or leaves that have been opened the next day and conduct a nest recognition test flight.
2. Ventilation and heat dissipation: In hot summer weather, when sealing the nest door, attention should be paid to ventilation and heat dissipation. You can open the ventilation window and close it again the next morning. 3、 Environmental selection
1. Choose an environment with significant differences: Choose an environment location that is significantly different from the original appearance of the bee farm to place the processed bee colonies. It is best to have natural barriers or artificial barriers, such as walls, guardrails, buildings, forests, terrain, high grass, etc., to prevent bees from habitually rushing out of the nest door.
2. Adjusting the direction of the hive gate: After the bee colony moves to a new location, the beekeeper needs to locate the site, determine the original location and the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the new location, and adjust the orientation. For example, if the original beehive is located to the east of the new location and the entrance of the beehive is facing south, then the entrance of the beehive at the new location should be facing west. This can maximize the repositioning of bees and reduce the problem of returning bees. 4、 Other precautions
1. Avoid keeping beehives in place: After dividing the bees in place, not only should the colony not be placed in place, but the original colony must also be moved away from the original site, even if it is only one meter. This helps the colony to accept new places and reduces the phenomenon of returning bees.
2. Observation and intervention: After dividing the bees, pay more attention to whether there are any returning bees in the original location. If necessary, use a small amount of smoke to disperse the returning bees.
When dividing bees in the same field, it is necessary to comprehensively consider multiple aspects such as time selection, beehive treatment, environmental selection, and other precautions to prevent bee return. Through meticulous operation and reasonable arrangement, the problem of bee return can be minimized to the greatest extent possible, ensuring the successful distribution of bees.