Karnika Troizek 1075: description and characteristics of the breed, pros and cons

For a beekeeper, the question of choosing a breed for breeding is fundamental, since insects will have to adapt to life in specific natural conditions. The Troizek 1075 Karnika bee breed is very popular among beekeepers. Because insects show high productivity during the honey harvest period and are peaceful in nature.

Characteristics and description of the breed

Thanks to the efforts of German breeders, one of the oldest lines of bees - carnika was bred. Insects are distinguished by a silver-gray color, a long proboscis.The main features of the breed: the gradual development of the family (the peak is in June-July), nests sometimes occupy an average of 2-3 cases.

Beekeepers note that insects most often hibernate in large families, while the uterus stops scarring late (sometimes in November). This process depends on the air temperature (scarring stops as soon as the air temperature is below 0 ° C). The bees are notable for their slight roiling.

Pros and cons

When choosing a breed, it is important for beekeepers to evaluate its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantages of insects of the karnik line troizek 1075:

• economical - due to the rational consumption of food in winter, the bees leave the wintering in good working condition;
• high honey productivity;
• bees are excellent "builders" - even with a weak bribe, insects are able to build several frames during the season;
• low tendency to swarm. It is noteworthy that insects are easy to remove from swarming by standard techniques;
• lack of aggressiveness. The beekeeper can safely inspect families even without a face net or a smoker;
• tolerate wintering well, are distinguished by calm behavior during transportation;
• maintaining performance in adverse weather;
• insects timely switch from bad honey plants to better ones;
• insects most often quietly accept new queens.

Of the minuses, it should be noted the tendency of bees to winter in not strong colonies (for 6-7 frames), in the case of a strong honey flow, insects are able to flood the nests with honey.

Disease resistance

A distinctive feature of insects of the karnik line is the ability to independently expel wax moth and varroa mites from hives. Bees show resistance to diseases, but can sometimes be affected by paralysis, nosematosis or acarapidosis.

Paralysis is a dangerous infectious disease. The disease occurs when a bee colony is heavily infected with the Varroa mite. Both bees and larvae at different stages of development suffer from damage. If treatment is not started in a timely manner, mass death of individuals occurs. At the same time, it should be taken into account that the disease is difficult to treat and more attention should be paid to preventive measures (periodically disinfecting hives and free frames, ensuring free placement of hives in the apiary).

Nosema disease is manifested when bee organisms are affected by the Nosema parasite and can lead to the death of not only bees, but also queens. The disease occurs in regions with long winters, a characteristic symptom is severe diarrhea. Prevention measures: maintaining a constant temperature and humidity in the hives within 75-80%, the use of therapeutic top dressing.

Acaropiasis manifests itself when young bees are affected by a tick. Symptoms of the disease: metabolic disorders, paralysis of the pectoral muscles. Prevention measures: hives are placed in areas with a normal level of humidity, hives and combs are regularly disinfected.

Productivity and honey collection

One of the advantages of the Troizek 1075 Karnika breed is its high productivity. As soon as favorable weather sets in, the initial productivity of insects is 30-32 kg. During the season, one family can bring 50-75 kg of honey.

It is noteworthy that it is possible to breed bees of this breed in areas with different sets of honey plants. At the same time, working individuals remain productive both on small bribes with forbs and on strong honey collections.

Wintering

In order for insects to overwinter safely, you need to create certain conditions for them: organize sufficient quality food and properly insulate the hives. The easiest way is to transfer the hives for the winter to a special room - a winter hut (a closed unheated building).

It is recommended to check the hives 2-3 times a month, but keep in mind that December-January is the rest period of insects. The monthly norm of honey per family is 750-900 grams. In February, the bees are activated, so it is advisable to organize a weekly control.

Beekeepers prefer the karnika breed for cleanliness of insects, calmness, sluggishness and high honey collection rates. When arranging an apiary, you need to take into account the characteristics of the terrain, climatic nuances.

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