What About the Smell of the New Hive?

Bee hives are the basic tools for bee farming. According to different beekeeping methods, they can be roughly divided into live box hives and traditional hives. However, no matter what beehives are made, there is always some wood smell. Using such beehives to keep bees is not conducive to the development of bee colonies and may even lead to bee colonies fleeing. Let’s take a look at how to deal with the smell of new beehives!

1. Apply beeswax to the box

Beeswax is the bee’s favorite smell, so for the peculiar beehive can be smeared some beeswax inside the beehive, in the specific operation of the beeswax first open, and then the beeswax brush evenly like paint on the inner wall of the beehive, such as beeswax completely dry after the conditions can be brushed again, and then wait about two days can be put into use, but this can only remove a slight smell, smell too strong may not be suitable.

2. Air drying after blisters

New beehive smell can be placed in the pond or other waters soaked for about 3~5 days, and then the beehive placed in a ventilated cool place to dry naturally, so that can greatly remove the smell of the beehive, if the beehive smell can be applied to the inside of the beehive a layer of beeswax, this method is more thorough than direct beeswax, but the cycle is also much longer, for less urgent use can be used in this way to deal with the smell of the beehive.

3. The sun and rain method

Sunlight and rain is the most thorough way to remove the peculiar smell of beehives. The operation method is also very simple. That is, the beehives are placed in the natural environment and exposed to the sun and rain. After about half a year, the smell of the beehives can be completely removed. However, the disadvantage is that the cycle is relatively long, which is not suitable for urgent use. Moreover, this method may affect the service life of the beehives. A little carelessness may even cause the beehives to rot. Therefore, few people adopt this method in beekeeping production.

4. Smoke in old honeycomb

Smoke is a common method to remove the peculiar smell of beehives. The specific method is to ignite some old hive spleen, and then turn the beehives upside down on the burning hive spleen for smoke. It can also be used to pack some waste hive spleen, and put it in the beehives after ignition. If there is no hive spleen, it can also be replaced with wormwood. After smoking is completed, it is best to apply a layer of beeswax on the inner wall of the beehives. This method can not only effectively remove the peculiar smell of new beehives, but also facilitate bee acceptance.

5. Cooked tung oil smear

Cooked tung oil is a widely used coating, which is also widely used in beekeeping production. When the new beehive has peculiar smell and is not conducive to the survival of bees, the cooked tung oil can be applied to the four walls of the beehive, which not only can effectively remove the peculiar smell of the beehive, but also is beneficial to the preservation of the beehive. Some beekeepers even apply a layer of tung oil on the outer wall of the beehive to prolong the service life of the beehive, but only after the tung oil is completely dried can it be used.

Summary: beehives are places for bees to reproduce and live in beekeeping production. If beehives have odors that are not conducive to bee development, the development of bee colonies may be affected. If it is serious, it may lead to bee colonies flying away. How to remove the odors of beehives is roughly the above. In the specific operation, you can choose the most appropriate one.