ENVS 2210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Apiary, Beekeeping, Beeswax
7 Dec 2018
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Large part of income comes from colony rental, some from honey. Most generate income from honey, some rent beehives. Share an interest of managing and improving their honey bee management skills. A beeswax template foundation to comb building. Anytime of the year to start, best is spring. More time to establish, better weather, more flowers, easier to learn for beekeepers. Suggest to start small, easy to expand. Start more than one colony, allow comparison. Permit management practices like exchange of brood or honey. Order bees, equipment, personal protective gear in advance. Learn both from book and experiences, bees might do something unexpected. Work with a skillful and perceptive beekeepers. Beekeepers can expect to recoup financial investment or make extra money. Brood in the centre in sphere shape (warmest = 31-35c) Surrounded by empty cells for pollen storage. And other most sphere would be honey storage, capped. Robbing honey beekeeping in tree log (bee gum) any small containers to capture swarms.
