Bees Bacchist: description and description

Buckfast is a favorite breed of beekeepers all over the world, bred on the British islands by a modest monk - brother Adam (in the world - Karl Kehrle). Devoting his whole life to breeding science, an Englishman from the age of 17 tried to create a breed that absorbed all the best characteristics.

History of breed bacfast

In 1927, Adam managed to bring out a species resistant to tracheal mite, which was called bacfast - in honor of the city where this remarkable event took place. New bees were the result of crossing local breeds with Italian ones. The further purpose of selection work Adam put increase of profitability of the beekeeping branch, made due to improvement and multiplication of useful properties of winged insects. The Englishman believed that bees with the necessary qualities are required to be sought in other countries, and useful signs to be fixed by crossing with the bacfast line.

Valuable attributes of the breed

In search of a suitable genetic material the breeder traveled all over Europe, the countries of the Middle East, and also North Africa. In 1960, as a result of crossing with the Greek breeds, the beacon of the bee bought such valuable signs as peace and a low rate of riot. In the 1970s the breed was again improved by crossing with an Anatolian bee from Turkey, as well as Egyptian and Macedonian species. The result of almost seventy years of work was the creation of an artificial breed, one of the best at the present time.

Beef Beef: characteristic

Bacchist breed after the breeding quickly spread to different countries. Today it is quite difficult to meet her purebred representatives, for the most part they are different cross-breeds. The original breed exists in Germany at specialized stations, the purpose of which is to preserve this species of bees.

Externally, the beacon bees are very similar to the Italian counterparts: the color of the body of the regular shape is approximated to the brown-yellow color, light brown wings, black, average shaggy. Recognized by the slow, unhurried movements of the wings, very friendly, calmly behave towards their fellow tribesmen, willingly side by side with the person. When examined, the beehives go down, are not excited, so many beekeepers work with them without a grid and smoke. Being from the British Isles, they prefer wet and rainy weather, although they easily get used to different conditions.

Advantages of Bacfast breed

Brother Adam, who was involved in the breeding of this breed, formulated such requirements for the breed as high honey production, effective reproduction of offspring, non-morbidity and resistance to diseases.

The merits of modern bacchus include:

• Excellent productivity. Bacchist bees are characterized by the highest rates of honey gathering compared to other breeds.
• A small amount of propolis in the nests. Italian "colleagues" litter hives much more.
• High endurance: bees perfectly work on large areas occupied by honey plants.
• Good resistance to pests and diseases. Ascoferosis does not affect bees because of the protection of the brood from hypothermia. With acarapidosis, insects do not get sick, since they have trachea of too small size, which do not cause interest in ticks.
• Non-malicious behavior, peaceableness: bees, bacchist, carnica - calmly give a test of the hive at any time of the day.
• Compact, located down the nest of the family. The storing of perga and honey occurs in the upper hulls.
• Increased cleanliness. Bacchus bees always keep their home clean, and work so hard that they leave the beekeeper out of work.
• High ability to carry out long flights. In search of fodder stocks, insects are able to overcome considerable distances.
• The desire to work from morning to night and high adaptability to the environment. Adult individuals, while remaining always active, are able to work in unfavorable meteorological conditions. In foggy, damp, rainy weather, the bees fly to the fly while their compatriots (for example, the Carpathian breed) are sitting in the hive.
• Phenomenal sense of smell and excellent vision. Beef bees are able to hear from afar favorite flower. Do not wander, because they are easy to navigate in space.
• Excellent reproductive capacity of the uterus, laying eggs without failure and thus ensuring a steady increase in the number of colonies.

In addition, the uterus of the bee can be actively used for crossing with other breeds;

1. Practically absent swarming of families, bees are tied to their hive and can be infected only by an oversight of the beekeeper. The use of counter-measures quickly brings it into working order.
2. The existence of lines for the use of autumn and early spring bribes.
3. Possibility to use for industrial purposes.

The combination of the above positive qualities allows you to make high medosbori (about 2 or more kilograms of high-quality product), so most apiaries choose a bacchist.

Beehive breed: their lack

In addition to the positive qualities, bees breeds bacfast have a number of shortcomings:

1. Poor frost resistance. It is quite difficult to provide wintering for the English breed in the northern regions.
2. Labor intensity in the process of production of queens. Of the 1,500 individuals, only 26 can be selected for sale as breeding stock. Approximate price of the fetus is 300-2000 euros, barren costs 30 euros. For practical beekeeping, the use of relatively inexpensive bacfast uterus at the F-1 level is advisable. Medoproduktivnosti their families often surpass the purely pedigree. Using less quality uterus (older than F-1) after a couple of generations will lead to splitting of symptoms and, as a consequence, aggressiveness of families.

Features of the content

The contents of the bees bacchus, gathering in large strong families, are recommended to be produced in spacious hives: the presence of space is an important factor in ensuring their normal life. With enough feed, the uterus will fully display its reproductive abilities, trying to save as many eggs as possible. An important advantage of the breed is the appearance of brood in the adjacent frame only after the uterus has laid eggs in all cells of the same honeycomb.

Subtlety of the apiary

To fully disclose the possibilities of the family on honey, it is not recommended to limit its growth. Also, we should not use techniques such as the selection of a sealed brood and the division of families. In summer, almost all the work is reduced to pumping out honey and setting up additional buildings. The beekeeper should try to maximize the strength of the bee family. When weakening a bribe, it is recommended that insects be provided with feed.

On the fly the bees are able to fly out at a temperature of +12 ^о С. After wintering the beekeeper's eyes appear clean, with no signs of nosematosis and with a neat brood hive.

Reviews about bees

According to the reports of the majority of beekeepers, the content of the bees of the breed is economically viable. Accuracy of insects, minimal swarming and the ability to contact a person significantly reduce the labor costs for servicing apiaries. Most of the queens are advisable to use for 2-3 years, while for other breeds the recommended period is 1-2 years. Despite the large number of disputes about what a bacchist really is: a hybrid or a breed, for a beekeeper-practice it does not matter at all. The genetic information of this breed is stable, so insects retained their basic qualities, for which they were withdrawn. The main thing is that bees, bacchistes, whose reviews produce quite a strong impression, are most consistent with the technologies of beekeeping and are considered the best for today.