SWARMING CONTROL MODE
Swarming control – is a specialized procedure performed in the period of highest probability of bee colonies’ transition in a state of natural breeding or swarming. The objective of this study – is to prevent the transition of bees to the passive pre-swarming state with severe loss of their productivity, and prevent the loss of the part of young productive bees coming in a swarm form.
DIAGNOSTIC METHOD
SWARMING CONTROL
Indicator called "Mood tendency" shows the peak position of the signal in the frequency range. Green Zone – the working status of the bees. Red Zone - passive, pre-swarming impulse of the bees.
The "Tendency power" indicator shows the ratio of signal power in the operating state and in the passive pre-swarming impulse. Green Zone - the signal power in the working area is higher than in swarming area, and the swarming is unlikely. The Red zone indicates that the signal power in the swarming impulse area is higher than in the working area. The swarming is possible. The greater deviation from zero in the red zones - mean the higher probability. Joint indication of devices on the red zone means the highest probability of bee colony getting into swarming impulse.
- If you are interested in diagnosis of swarming as accurate as possible, you should make monitoring procedures in the day time when working activity of the bees must be high in the families, which do not show tendency for swarming...
Do not use this mode in very early spring, in autumn, or in warm winter. This mode is designed to determine the state of natural swarming on the basis of control of the balance of the number of bees employed in the collection of honey and the bees engaged in brood care... that is - heating the brood and queen cells. In the autumn-spring time bees heat the brood too, but on the background of the abcence of work on honey processing, sound of this work may be very loud in the hive, but swarming in these times is impossible. Therefore, the diagnosis will be incorrect. The same can happen if you will try to make control during cold evening o night...