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Lifespan Of Honey Bees
Increased Aggression and Reduced Aversive Learning: Knowing The Causes Behind This Problem
What is Honey? Why Geohoney? 
Honey Worldwide 
Bees Also Dance And Dream: Some Interesting Facts About Them 
Facts About Honey Bee Queen 
Global Honey Statistics 
Significance Of Pollination In Beekeeping 
Honey & Beeswax Extraction in Beekeeping 
Honey Bee Queen in Beekeeping 
Difference Between Honeycombs & Bee Nests 
Polyfloral Honey 
Monofloral Honey 
Amazing Facts of Honey Bee 
Types of Honey Bees 
Plants & Flowers Producing True Honey 
Bee Keeping In Honey Business 
Honey Glossary 
Anotomy of Honey Bee 
Colonies of Honey Bee 
Honey Preservation: Best Practices That Keeps It Healthy For A Longer Time 
Undiscovered Secrets of World Best Honey 
Ways Of Attracting Honey Bees 
How To Protect Honey Bees in Beekeeping? 
Pollination by Honey Bees 
Fascinating Honey Bee Dance 
Honey Beekeeping Tips For Beginners 
Ancient Significance of Honey Bees 
Incredible Body Structure of Honey Bees 
Significance Of Honey Bee Garden 
Beekeeping in India 
Honey Bee Health Issues: Potential Reasons Of Bee Colony Collapse 
Details of Honey Bee Trap 
Best Plants For Honey Bees 
Honey Bee Farming 
Honey Bee Swarms 
Knowing The Adverse Impacts Of Climate Change On Flowering Plants And Bees 
Honey Bee Farming As A Hobby: A Great Step To Minimize The Decrease Of Honey Bee Population 
An Overview On Medicinal Benefits Of Raw Honey 
Fruitful Trees For The Lovely Bees That Help Producing The Best Honey 
Bee Honey: History Of This Natural Sweetener As Food, As Medicine & In Culture 
Complex Chemistry Behind Natures Best Superfood Honey 
Wonderful Facts About Honey Bees That Are Sure To Fascinate The Kids 
Monofloral Honey: 7 Best Types And Their Never-Ending Benefits 
Increased Aggression and Reduced Aversive Learning: Knowing The Causes Behind This Problem 
Everything About The Numerous Varieties Of Honey Available All Around The World & Their Holistic Benefits 
Becoming A Beekeeper Is A New Career Option To Protect The Little Bees & Ecosystem 
An All-Inclusive Guide To Learn How And Where To Build Up Your Own Honey Bee Colonies 
Apiculture – All You Need To Know About Its Importance In Human Lives 
The Apidae Family: Everything You Need To Know About This Honey Bees Specie 
Veterinary Diagnostic Of Honey Bee Diseases: A Valuable Approach To Save Little Pollinators 
Exploring The Amazing Honey Varieties Produced By Little Honey Bees 
Beekeeping As A Hobby: Myths That Are Must To Avoid 
Knowing How Caffeine Can Boost Bees Focus? 
Knowing Everything About The Fascinating Honey Bee Biology 
Types Of Bees - Diet, Habitat And Their Impact 
Honey Bees Have The Amazing Ability To Learn Odd & Even Numbers - Read More! 
Are Honey Bees Helping The Environment? Let's Know The Truth! 
Video Recordings Are A New Way Of Understanding Rare Honey Bee Behaviors 
Honey & Its Importance In Different World Religions 
Natural Honey - Its Neurological Effect Is Worth Knowing! 
Acacia Honey: Characterization Of This Popular Honey Based On Physicochemical Parameters And Chemometrics 
Prevalence Of Honey Bees In Ancient Art & Human History 
Increasing Sickness Rate Of Wild Bumble Bees – What's The Key Factor? 
Bees Can Search And Remember Flowers Just Like Humans: Know How! 
Swarming Bees: What Is It All About And Are They Dangerous? 
Honey Bees Are In Love With Small Urban Gardens – Know Why? 
Himalayan Salt Lamps – A Detailed Info 
Bee Pollen - Composition, Uses and Benefits Of This Healthy Bee Product 
Buckwheat Honey - Know All About This Unique Flavored Honey 
Honey Bees - Diving Into The World Of Lovely Pollinators 
Royal Jelly - Surprising Health Benefits Of This Wonderful Bee Product 
What Is The Secret Behind The Hexagonal Shape Of Honeycomb Cells? 
Memory Formation In Bees – They Can Remember Exact Odors Soon After A Single Learning Experience 
Importance Of Social Networks In Studying Life Of The Honey Bees 
Uncovering The Hidden Superpowers Of Honey Bees 
What Is More Interesting Than Honey In A Beehive? 
African Beekeepers Teach Great Ways To Build Strong Bee Colonies 
How Bees And Birds Beneficial In Coffee Farming? 
Common Weed Killer – Good For Animals But Bad For The Bees! 
Asymmetrical Development Of Bees Wings Is Due To Climate Stress 
Environmental Threats And Concerns On Bees 
Bumble Bees Play With Toys and Might Even Enjoy It 
Social Distancing is now seen even in Honeybees 
Biodiversity and Habitat Quality affects Bee Health 
Introduction to Bee Venom Therapy: A General Overview of What Bee Venom Therapy is? 
Honey in Folklore and Mythology 
The Role of Carniolan Honey Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems 
How Honey Bees Communicate Through Chemical Signals 
Exploring the World of Himalayan Salt Lamps 
Bumble Bees Warm Up While Carrying Pollen 
Carpenter Bees Unearthing Intriguing Insights 
Mason Bee Detection and Qualities 
Characteristics of Africanized Honey Bees 
Propolis: The Power of Beekeeping 
Climate Change: A Work in Progress 
A Comprehensive Guide to the Tawny Mining Bee 
Bee-Friendly Farming Practices 
The Comprehensive Guide to Honeybee Diseases and Pests 
History of Honeybee Domestication 
Traditional and Modern Use of Raw Honey in Medicine 
Historical Insights and Potential Future of the Global Honey Industry 
The Bees Knees: Exploring Honey in the Digital Age 
Honeycombs Role in Rituals and Research 
Organic Sugar: Beyond Just a Sweetener Hive Management in Beekeeping
Reading Time: 3 minutes, 43 seconds Post Views: 2051It is necessary to feed bees during the rainy and dry seasons, as well as in the early stages of a young colony. Usually, there are 2 rainy seasons in the forest and transitional forest regions: heavy rains in June and July, and moderate rain in September to November. It is this period that beekeepers describe as a time of famine in their apiaries coz there is no sun, and the atmosphere is always misty, bleak and cloudy. Bees never go out. The nectar in the fields gets much diluted so bees cannot recognize it. Pollen is washed away, and flowers generally stop blooming. Bee food becomes scarce, as honey and pollen stores in the hive are also depleted.
A strong colony may require 1.4 kg of honey or syrup a day, and it is therefore important for the commercial honey producer to sacrifice part of his reserves for the bees, or else to feed them on sugar cane or syrup. The beekeeper must remember that the bees intended the honey they produced for their own consumption during the rainy season, and if he has taken it away, then he must provide something else to keep the colony alive and strong. One must leave some honey for the bees during the honey harvest: at least seven to ten combs containing honey and brood.
Natural Feeding Process
Many species of trees are good for bee pasture. Many such trees not only provide nectar and pollen for bees but have other uses for man. Where there are large plantations of some of these trees, the beekeeper can take advantage of them by setting up his apiary near them. Sunflower is one such flower which provides edible oil from the seed and rich nectar and pollen, also attracts swarms of bees that the beekeeper can hive in the same apiary.
Water For Honey Bees
An apiary sited near a regular fresh-water supply can build up quickly during the honey-flow season which coincides with the beginning of the dry season. Water is very important for honeybees. They use large quantities to dilute brood food and to cool the hive by evaporation. The need for water to prepare brood food is so necessary in the harmattan season that bees have been known to harass villagers in the dry zones. Water dripping gradually from a standing pipe is ideal for feeding the insect. Any water meant for bees should contain straws or other floating material that the bees can use as landing boards so that they will not drown.
Good records kept by the beekeeper will help
him to follow the general progress of his operation. Two records are
particularly important: the colony and operational records.
1. Colony Record
The beekeeper must study the geographical or climatic conditions of his locality in association with his colony's progress since a recorded guide is rarely available. He should study the rainfall and temperature pattern in relation to flowering and the movement of the bees. This will keep him alert as to the swarming season, the best time to split colonies to make them increase or to collect wild bees for hiving, the harvest period, etc.
The beekeeper should keep individual colony records, and always carry a pencil and a notebook. He should record when the hive was colonized, whether the bees moved involuntarily or if a wild colony was captured. He should weigh the individual hive when it is colonized, and every month (or two weeks) check the weight again to find whether progress has been made. Lifting the hive to feel the weight is enough. If the weight has gone down, then action must be taken to bring it to the normal condition. He should record when the bees carry pollen into the hive, observing them at different times and occasionally estimating the number of bees bringing in pollen.
Crayons can be used to mark individual
records on the top cover of the hive, while general records are kept in a
notebook.
2. Operational Record
It is very important to keep a notebook recording information on visits to the apiary site, purchases, labor, transport costs, servicing equipment and all other expenses, as well as income. The material that will be required on the next visit should be listed and then prepared. At the end of the year, the success or failure of the operation should be assessed, and how best to reduce costs and maximize profits should be determined.
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