ENVS 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Langstroth Hive, Bee Hives, Apiary

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Sciences
• Course: ENVS 2210
• Professor: Nuria Morfin-Ramirez

Document Summary

What is needed to start keeping bees, when to start, what equipment is required, what function different pieces of equipment have, and how to set up hives and apiaries. Identify and describe the various beekeeping equipment and the components of hives. Explain how to start keeping honey bees. Discuss the functions of the beekeeping equipment and hives. Report on the requirements to establish an apiary. The requisites to start keeping bees include: information (take a beekeeping course and read books and journals on the topic), bee hives, bees, a location to establish an apiary, beekeeping equipment, interest and time. That will give you time to acquire experience without the risk of losing all of your colonies. The bees will teach you as the season progresses. Helping an experienced beekeeper is a way to gain additional experience too. Beekeeping is both a science and an art.