Why do we have bees ? For many reasons. For the dying honeybee populations and to help the environment. And to feed us every day It is my contribution to saving Earth Mother. I also do it for the honey, the wax, the bee pollen. and the bee venom I also do it because I love it !
Honeybees collect nectar and store it as honey in their hives. Nectar and honey provide the energy for the bees’ flight muscles and for heating the hive during the winter period. Honeybees also collect pollen which supplies protein for bee brood to grow. Honey bees live in colonies that are often maintained, fed, and transported by beekeepers. Centuries of selective breeding by humans have created honey bees that produce far more honey than the colony needs. Beekeepers harvest the honey. Beekeepers provide a place for the colony to live and to store honey in. The modern beehive is made up of a series of square or rectangular boxes without tops or bottoms placed one on top of another. Inside the boxes, frames are hung in parallel, in which bees build up the wax honeycomb in which they both raise brood and store honey. Modern hives enable beekeepers to transport bees, moving from field to field as the crop needs pollinating and allowing the beekeeper to charge for the pollination services they provide.
I will teach you some Basic Beekeeping to you There are some basic questions that are always asked. The most commonly asked questions are:
1.How many flowers must honey bees tap to make one pound of honey? About two million flowers, give or take.
2.How far does a hive of bees fly to bring you one pound of honey? More than 55,000 miles.
3.How much honey does the average worker honey bee make in her lifetime? About 1/12 of a teaspoon.
4.How fast does a honey bee fly? About 15 miles per hour.
5.How many sides does each honeycomb cell have? Each cell is a six-sided hexagon.
6.What state is known as the beehive state? Utah.
7.How many wings does a honey bee have? Each honey bee has four wings.
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On Juy 14 th 2024 from 9 am- 12 am Learn about Medicinal Beekeeping FREE LECTURE by a leading bee expert Dr Stefan Stangaciu ( President of the Romanian Bee Society )and Dr Petriusia Kotlar ( Vice President of the American Apitherapy Society )
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