How do we make our garden bee-friendly?

There is an increasing number of gardens where there are no trees, bushes, and nicely cut grass. In such bleak gardens, only very few animals find suitable habitats for themselves. These gardens are really empty, the deserts of biodiversity. There are, however, exciting gardens with rich vegetation, perhaps a bit faded, that provide food and shelter for many living creatures. In such gardens, not only plants and animals, but also people feel better.


Honey bees are the dearest and most useful insect guests of our orchards

The honey is an excellent delicacy, but its good qualities are not only in this. The golden-yellow sticky liquid is one of the oldest natural medicinal delicacies. This sweet donation of nature consists of four-fifths of glucose and fructose, but it still fits all that is good: calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, and small amounts of B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, Vitamin C. Darker honeys (eg pine, dandelion) are richer in minerals, iron, copper and manganese.

Our fruit-bearing plants need virtually no foreign pollination

The number of spoiling wild insects decreases significantly year after year, resulting in an increase in the role of bees in pollination of fruit trees. If you are under a blooming cherry or cherry tree in a windless, sunny weather, you can make sure the mass of flowers that the pollen- gathering honeybees surprise . Flying over from one tree to another, the pollen adhering to their legs and the hairs of the potrohuk is throwing them on the buds, polluting the flowers.
The bees first look for the trees closest to their hives . The farther the orchard is from the bee, the fewer the bees reach the flowers. Bees do not fly more than 2 km away.

Protect the bees!

Bees are very sensitive to pesticides and insecticides. Let them create a clean environment free of toxins! If we carry out organic farming in our garden, then not only bees will be grateful, but we will not poison ourselves or our families.
If we use plant protection products, then only some basic spray rules should be considered and maintained! These can be summarized as follows:
  1. During flowering, only spray in the orchard if necessary.
  2. Never spray a flowering fruit tree with insecticide! (If we are forced to do so, for example, when spraying on a monilial infection, wait for the sunset )
  3. Let us announce our intentions for spraying at the clerk, where it is communicated to the beekeepers to take the necessary precautions.
  4. When using a motorized sprayer, you must also notify your neighbor of your intention to spray
 

Bees rarely attack

Many are afraid of bees and therefore do not like to set up a beehive near the garden. However, there is no reason for fear. Bees diligently looking for flowers only attack humans in exceptional cases. The bees do not insist on walking, resting or resting in the garden. Only the strong smells(sweat, strong perfume) irritate the bees to drown their sting in the skin of man.
After the uterus (not stinging) , the skin surface has a smaller tumor, reddening, and later itching, which, however, is harmless and disappears within a few hours. We can relieve the unpleasant feeling of stinging with a vinegar compress.

Let's create bee-keeping bands, whose seed mixtures are gradually being phased out to keep nectar and pollen sources all summer long!
  • Let's get a garnish ( phylloxera ), bee balm , purple, and as many spices and herbs (lavender, sage, thyme, hyssop, basil)!
  • Planting shrubs, such as summer lilacs , bloom all summer .
  • Make blossoming spots, don't cut down the grass of the garden completely! Let's leave a few or two snakes, goldcocks, or mothballs on top. These plants, which bring many flowers, are very much liked by insects
  • Let's have a drinking place! It can be a garden pond or a bowl full of fresh water.
  • Let's build a shed !
  • Let's do a sparing spray

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