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Beekeeping From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Beekeeping, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century) Honey seeker depicted on 6000 year old cave painting near Valencia, Spain Beekeeping (or apiculture , from Latin apis , a bee ) is the practice of intentional maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives , by humans. A beekeeper (or apiarist) may keep bees in order to collect honey and beeswax , or for the purpose of pollinating crops , or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary Contents History of beekeeping Origins Wild honey harvesting Domestication of wild bees ... edit History of beekeeping edit Origins Globally, there are more than 20,000 species of wild bees, including many which are solitary or which rear their young in burrows and small colonies, like mason bees or bumblebees . Beekeeping, or apiculture, is concerned with the practical management of the social species of honey bees which live in large colonies of up to 100,000 individuals. In Europe and America the species universally managed by beekeepers is the Western honey bee Apis mellifera ), which has several sub-species or regional varieties, such as the

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The Georgia Beekeepers Association Beekeeping 101 Honey Bees and Beekeeping Honey Bee Biology Races of Honey Bees Preparing to Keep Bees Beekeeping Equipment ... Reference Books Honey bees ( Apis mellifera L.) are one of the most well-known, popular and economically beneficial insects. For thousands of years, man has plundered honey bee colonies to get honey, bee larvae and beeswax. In recent decades, bee plundering has given way to bee management. Now, honey bees are commonly kept in artificial hives throughout the United States, and a large and sophisticated beekeeping industry provides valuable honey, beeswax and pollination services. A large section of the industry, well represented in Georgia, is devoted to mass-producing queens and bees for sale to other beekeepers. Although many people make a living from bees, most beekeepers are hobbyists who have only a few hives and who simply enjoy working with these fascinating insects. Honey Bee Biology Honey bees, like ants, termites and some wasps, are social insects. Unlike ants and wasps, bees are vegetarians; their protein comes from pollen and their carbohydrate comes from honey which they make from nectar. Social insects live together in groups, cooperate in foraging tasks and the care of young, and have different types, or "castes," of individuals. There are three castes of honey bees (Figure 1): Workers - Reproductively underdeveloped females that do all the work of the colony. A colony may have 2,000 to 60,000 workers.

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5. Beekeeping/Apiculture This publication discusses various aspects of beekeeping or apiculture, including state inspection programs, beginning basics, income sources and budgets, http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/beekeeping.html

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Beekeeping From Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection Jump to: navigation search Contents An Introduction to Beekeeping Types of Beekeepers Aspects of the Honey Bee Castes ... Acknowledgments and Book Information Beekeeping A Guide to Bees, Beekeeping and Associated Practices Beekeeping is being designed as an all-purpose broad scope reference book pertaining to apiculture, including information regarding bees, beekeeping and associated practices. Although Beekeeping is being written with the initial intent in aiding hobbyist, it is a growing resource that could also aid commercial beekeepers similarly. This Wiki book however, is not being written in a completely linear manner. Because of the writing style of this book, through the act of simply reading it chapter-by-chapter content will be lost. Reading in this manner should still prove to be worthwhile, but more topics and greater depth may be uncovered by following links within the text. Much like other Wiki based texts, Beekeeping is dependant on the collaborative effort of the community. If you have read your fill of this book and have some extra information that you can add, we request you do so, but before submitting please visit the Editing Guidelines and Information page.

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IN THE NEWS Adee Honey Farms Fined Adee Honey Farms paid a $14,000 settlement penalty to the MDA for illegal use of pesticides within bee colonies to control Varroa mites and for making a false statement to MDA inspectors. MDA learned of the pesticide misuse in June 2006 during a random pesticide use inspection at two Adee Honey Farm . . . More POINT OF VIEW ADRIAN M. WENNER The Elusive Honey Bee Dance "Language" Hypothesis In the mid-1930s, Karl von Frisch proposed the equivalent of an odor-search hypothesis for honey bee recruitment to food sources. A decade later he switched to the equivalent of a "dance language" hypothesis (though he apparently did not consider his conclusions as hypotheses in either case). . . . PLANS 5 Frame Nuc Beehive A nuc hive has all the features of a standard 10 frame hive except on a reduced scale. The nuc hive is used for making splits, swarm control, queen introduction, pollen/nectar monitoring, to name a few. ELEMENTS OF BEEKEEPING Alternative Hive Designs The idea for this hive came about from talks with Dennis Murrell in Wyoming. The two things I have heard over and over from other TBH users has been the fact the bees can, and will, attach the comb to the sides of the hive interior when only top bars are used. . . .

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Honey Bees and Beekeeping Honey bees are one of the most well-known, popular and economically beneficial insects. For thousands of years, man has plundered honey bee colonies to get honey, bee larvae and beeswax. Now, honey bees are commonly kept in artificial hives throughout the United States. Although many people make a living from bees, most beekeepers are hobbyists who have only a few hives and who simply enjoy working with these fascinating insects. Honey Bee Biology Honey bees, like ants, termites and some wasps, are social insects. Unlike ants and wasps, bees are vegetarians; their protein comes from pollen and their carbohydrate comes from honey which they make from nectar. Social insects live together in groups, cooperate in foraging tasks and the care of young, and have different types, or "castes," of individuals. There are three castes of honey bees (Figure 1): (Figure 1) The Three Castes Of Honey Bees Drone Queen Worker Workers - Reproductively underdeveloped females that do all the work of the colony. A colony may have 2,000 to 60,000 workers.

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19. Beekeeping In Syria Syria the birthplace of farming - is a dream place for those interesting in beekeeping. There you can find a specific race of honey bees, http://www.beekeeping.com/articles/us/fert/syria.htm

Return to the previous page Beekeeping in Syria by Gilles Fert www.abeilles-selectionnees.com Syria - the birthplace of farming - is a dream place for those interesting in beekeeping. There you can find a specific race of honey bees, large melliferous areas and traditions that have remained unchanged from long ago; all these contribute to make this desert land buzz with life. Geographic situation Syria is situated in the heart of the Middle East; it is a mountainous country crossed by the Euphrates River that comes down from the Turkish mountains in the North. The particularly fertile Euphrates River Valley produces cotton and sunflower seeds. The coastline stretches on 180 km along the Mediterranean Sea giving the country an important commercial opening . This Mediterranean coastline crossed by the Oronte River is the country's most important producing area of citrus fruit, grapes, olives and many other different varieties of fruit. The very well developed irrigation system of the valley is admired by agronomists from all over the world. The desert covers 60% of the country's surface area. Some figures population: 16 million inhabitants density: 83 inhab./sq km

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@import url(styledefault.css); North Carolina State Beekeepers Association Home About Us Purpose History ... Honey Plants Courses Zoo Exhibit Home Beekeeping Courses in NC Scheduled Courses for 2007-2008 "School Year" Alamance Gaston Mecklenburg Watauga ... (NCSU) NOTICE to NCSBA County Chapters: To have your beekeeping course listed here, send complete information to the . If you plan to offer the Certified Beekeeper written test following the course, you must follow these instructions at least 4 weeks in advance. Scheduled 2007-2008 Courses, listed in chronological order. Orange County (Hillsborough) Concluded Title: Honey Bee Basics Begins: Sept. 20, Sept. 27, and Oct. 4, 2007 for one evening When: Thursdays, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Where: County Extension Office, 306 Revere Road, Hillsborough ( map Cost: Free (but limited number enrollment) Sponsor: Orange County Beekeepers Association Additional Information: Three sessions will be held, each repeating the same content, so choose a date that is most convenient for you. Contact: Wake County (NCSU) Concluded Title: An Introduction to the Honey Bee and Beekeeping (ENT 203) Begins: August 29, 2007 (through Dec. 14, 2007)

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