The country is full of apple orchards. Apples are from supermarkets purchased with apples in the orchards. Applesauce is made from apples grown in orchards. People who drink apple juice and apple cider enjoy the produce offered by the hardworking orchard owners. If there is no apple orchard, there is no apple pie. The world will be a sad place without apple orchards.
People in spring drive past the apple orchards and see neat rows after neat rows of apple trees, with the smell and aroma of delicate apple blossoms In the summer, they are the same orchard You can drive past and see the same trees, bright leaves in the sunshine. In autumn those same trees are piled full of apples, crisps and juices. In winter, the spreading limbs of apple trees spread widely and are covered with a layer of glittering snow. Unlike other types of farming efforts when everyone stops to admire the trees of art Everyone sees working between the trees The only time that trees are passing It doesn't take very long Man bys begin to think about how easy it is to own an orchard. When the opportunity to buy an apple orchard comes, these people can hardly walk from the opportunity.
The reality is that there is much more to own an apple orchard, to pick an apple and to pull money.
Casual passers-by think that owning an apple orchard is not a lot of work. The trees need to be pruned. The trees need to be sprayed to protect them from being destroyed by insects. There are a number of common maintenance chores that need to be taken in addition to taking care of trees. There is also work to remove old unproductive trees and replace them with young ones.
The next thing to consider when buying an apple orchard is the size of the orchard. According to experts, the apple orchard must also be at least ten acres in size to break. It is just broken. In theory the larger orchard means greater price margin for the owner of the orchard, but the larger orchard also gives the owner more pesticides
Perhaps the biggest error newcomer to the apple orchard business is in the springtime when apple trees are blooming. The flowers must be pollinated in order for the trees to bear fruit. The wind can help with flower pollination, but bees are good. Many new orchard owners think that there are enough bees in the wild to pollinate acres of apple trees. These owners assume that they can harm their annual harvest. Experienced owners know that they will surely get the beneficial harvest they need to work with the local beekeeper. They lease hives and honey bees from beekeepers. The hive owner sets hives in the orchard. Extra honey bees help pollination.
Getting a bee
Unless you are allergic to beekeeping, beekeeping is a way for those who do not have a large amount of money and land to play an active role in agriculture. The average hive launch cost is about $ 300 per hive (you just need what you get started with). Once you have bought the hive, it can be kept in the remote corner of your backyard, it will look at several suburban homes with a beehive's nest
The first thing you should do is call your local cooperative extension office if you are considering starting a hive. They can tell you if you live in an area that limits bee keeping. They will also be able to give you contact information of your state beekeeping organization that you can become a registered beekeeper.
The next thing you need to do is to choose a site for your potential honey bee hive.
Once you have selected a site for your beehive, you need to move about getting the equipment you need to properly maintain the beehive. Some of the equipment you need can be used purchased with eBay. If you do not find the device you need at eBay, there are several online sites where you can purchase the device. If you need further assistance in finding and purchasing beehives and other beekeeping facilities, contact your local cooperative extension office or the American Beekeepers Association.
Before getting a bee for your hive, it is important to make sure that you are properly protected.
Once your hive is in place, I'm sure everything is working properly. The easiest way is to order the bees from the established apiary. You need to plan to put your bee order early in the winter, the average beekeeper will order their bees on the moon and the moon. Orders are usually shipped in months and months. Most apiaries ship their bees through the US postal service. When the bee arrives at the post office your postal carrier calls and asks you to select the bee. Very few mail carriers are comfortable driving over all the counties with a car full of young angry bees in their car and they count among the hot cars
Even in the case of packages that should be cut bees are honeybees. This package will be the "home" of a wooden frame with a screen that covers the outside. This packaging allows air to circulate to the transfer bees and keeps the handler, such as post office employees, from getting stabbed.
Once you get the bees, don't be surprised if you see some dead bees on the bottom of the package. Travel is difficult to bees and they can not expect to live every trip. The rest of the bees need to grab the sides of the container.
You will notice that the bees in the container are separated from the rest of the hive. This is your queen bee. The rest of the container bees make up the rest of your beehive hierarchy. Several apiaries ship queens with a couple of nurse bees. The top of the queen's container is covered with a piece of sugar candy.
You should also look at a container filled with a solution of sugar. This sugar solution is what the bees give while traveling. Once you get your bee home offer them something to drink. Take this by taking a spray bottle and covering the container with a very fine cover of water.
0 comments:
Post a Comment