Beekeeping
... to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is ... Prior to the 1980s, most US hobby beekeepers were farmers or relatives of a farmer ... in the 1990s removed most of these beekeepers because they did not know how to ... Apis exist which are used by local beekeepers for honey and beeswax. Non-Apis species ... the Patos de Minas Brazil Types of beekeepers There are several types of beekeepers: ...
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Beekeeping leading practices
... most likely audience - "All", "Hobbyist" or "Commercial" beekeepers. So far, no leading practices have been ... to the Sideliner beekeeper. Generally accepted All beekeepers Treat for disease only as needed Over ... cases, better planning for pest control. Hobbyist beekeepers Re-queen annually There are many benefits ... swarm control is a high priority. Some beekeepers believe that it is better to requeen ... Purchased queens are more available to amateur beekeepers in the Fall; there is a ...
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Africanized bee
... years of its arrival and then subside. Beekeepers can help greatly in this process by ... of mean strains and breeding gentler stock. Beekeepers keep Apis mellifera scutellata in South Africa ... to the large number of European bee beekeepers in the area. However, discoveries of the ... of magnitude of increased production possible, causing beekeepers to switch. Note though that beekeepers keep Apis mellifera scutellata in South ...
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Honeybee
... is often maintained, fed, and transported by beekeepers. Honeybees collect nectar and store it as ... far more honey than the colony needs. Beekeepers, also known as "apiarists", harvest the honey. Beekeepers often provide a place for the colony ... miller hives . Most U.S. states require beekeepers to use moveable frames to allow bee ... and honey production. Modern hives also enable beekeepers to transport bees, moving from field ...
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Talk:Honeybee
... have reduced dependancy on miticides (acaracides) by beekeepers. I think this paragraph overstates the current ... eliminated the rural laissez faire old timey beekeepers who had bees simply because their parents ... grandparents did. But younger and more suburban beekeepers tend to be club members and did ... recently escaped swarms from commercial or hobbyist beekeepers. They often colonize the same places (and ... honeybees cannot be found unless there are beekeepers in the area. I would guess ...
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Saturation pollination
... agricultural crops that are normally avoided by beekeepers because they do not yield a honey ... alfalfa seed production. Though fruit growers and beekeepers were well acquainted with the vital role ... was poorly understood. In the 1920s California beekeepers began migrating into Utah during the alfalfa ... pollinators to near the vanishing point. California beekeepers produced a high quality honey from alfalfa ... the optimum rate for honey production for beekeepers was not sufficient for optimum pollination ...
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Diseases of the honeybee
... also has a characteristic odor, and experienced beekeepers with a good sense of smell, can ... increasing the ventilation through the hive. Some beekeepers will treat a hive with antibiotics. Nosema ... remains a point of controversy among some beekeepers. Dysentery Dysentery is a condition resulting from ... be effective against the hive beetle. Several beekeepers are experimenting with the use of diatomaceous ... they are usually not a problem for beekeepers in the northern U.S. or ...
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Swarming (honeybee)
... that it is unproductive for the season. Beekeepers control reproduction by making nucs (nucleus or ... nesting location in a day or two. Beekeepers are sometimes called to capture swarms, that ... honeybees or from the hives of inattentive beekeepers. Swarm management During the first year of ... for the entire season. For this reason, beekeepers try to anticipate swarming and assist the ... cow" in condition to accomplish some work. Beekeepers that do not wish to make ...
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Imidacloprid effects on bee population
... According to the National Union of French Beekeepers, the number of hives in France has ... 40000 tons to 25000 per year. French beekeepers claim that Imidacloprid, as a seed treatment ... coating for sunflowers. The following years, some beekeepers mentioned the possibility of a relationship between ... the leaders of the French association of beekeepers for disparagement of the chemical Imidacloprid. The ... drop in bee individuals is still observed. Beekeepers were cited as saying the measure ...
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Famous beekeeper personalities   (translated from German)
... Ambrosius is considered as schutzheiliger of the beekeepers. Francois Huber 2. July 1750 in Geneva ... peas the modern Leaving teachings. Since 1869 beekeepers, tries he, to transfer its realizations also ... the founder of a large dynasty of beekeepers and bee dealers. Dr. Johann Dzierzon , 16 ... Lowkowitz/Bee village Catholic minister, since 1823 beekeepers and bee breeders. In its bloom time ... its time met with hostility by many beekeepers, it gives its own magazine starting ...
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