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Section VII A BeeKeeping
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Information Sources The Internet
http//ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Beekeepin
g/
http//ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Beekeepin
g/
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Books The Hive and the Honey Bee (Edited by Roy
Grout) ABC and XYZ of Bee Keeping (A. I.
Root) The Biology of the Honey Bee (Mark
Winston)
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Bee Hives in Woodland situation
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Honey bees Can be kept In urban environments
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Honey Bee Hives and Beekeepers
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Bee Comb on Limb
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Colony Organization
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Honey bee Colony Consists of one Queen
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Honey Bee Colony May have several Hundred
Drones (in Summer)
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Honey Bee Colony May have 10,000 To 80,000
Workers
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Workers do all work of hive including Nurse bees
for young Make Royal Jelly Care of queen (the
court) Wax makers Environmental
maintenance Nectar receivers and
processors Nectar and pollen collectors Guard bees
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Various stages of bee development Note pollen in
bottom of cells
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Wax cells used to Raise Brood
(workers) Store honey Store
pollen Temporarily store water
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Honey Bee Emerging From cell
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Queen Cell
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Importance of Beekeeping
Honey bees brought to America By Puritans only
source of sweetner
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Importance
Honey production.
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Honey as a Health Food
http//members.aol.com/sweetnessl/honeyhealthy.htm

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Mead - Drink of the Gods
ftp//ftp.stanford.edu/pub/clubs/homebrew/mead/rec
ipes
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Importance
Honey production.
Beeswax production
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Bees Wax Candles Bees wax also used In Art Many
other things
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Importance
Honey production.
Beeswax production
Pollen sales
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Bee pollen 35 protein 55 carbohydrate 2
fatty acids 3 minerals and vitamins High in
Vitamins A, B, C and E Claimed to improve
Immune system
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http//www.glen-net.ca/honeyman/pollen.html
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Importance
Honey production.
Beeswax production
Pollen sales
Propolis
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Health
Claims for Propolis Fight many diseases Regulate
blood cells that clump together--may help reduce
strokes Control free radicals Prevent damage
caused by heavy metals such as lead and mercury
Enhance immune system Promote healing Reduce
pain, inflammation, and fever Act as an
antibiotic Speeds cell growth Stimulate cells
that destroy invading organisms Reduces Skin
irritations Helps heal Cuts and burns Treatment
for Psoriasis, eczema and Acne Enhances
Absorption of certain nutrients
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Propolis Website
http//www.eimi.com/beerich.html
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Importance
Honey production.
Beeswax production
Pollen sales
Pollination
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Importance of Pollination
(Without insect pollination, many of our current
food crops could not be produced, at least at
commercial levels)
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Crops Dependent on Insect Pollination
Cashew Tangerine Oranges Cranberry Grapefruit Quin
ce Tangelo Cowpea Pepper Squash
Apple Apricot Blackberry Blueberry Lemon Olive Pea
ch Pear Persimmon Prune
Plum Raspberry Cucumber Eggplant Muskmelon Pumpkin
Kudzu Clover Coffee Tea
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Honey bees produce millions of dollars Worth of
Honey annually Pollination of crops valued at 75
times The value of honey production
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Queen Production
How do you produce Queens for sale (only one per
colony)
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Rearing of honey bee queens
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Artificial insemination of queen honey bee
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Propolis Website
http//www.eimi.com/beerich.html
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Equipment for bees
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Equipment for bees
Hive.
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Equipment for bees
Hive.
Bottom Board
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Equipment for bees
Hive.
Bottom Board
Hive body
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Equipment for bees
Hive.
Bottom Board
Hive body
Deep
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Equipment for bees
Hive.
Bottom Board
Hive body
Deep
Shallow
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Equipment for bees
Hive.
Bottom Board
Hive body
Deep
Shallow
Supers.
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Frames.
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Frames.
Foundation
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Frames.
Foundation
Inner cover
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Frames.
Foundation
Inner cover
Telescoping outer cover.
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Frames.
Foundation
Inner cover
Telescoping outer cover.
Equipment for you.
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Equipment for you.
Hat
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Veil
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Veil
Overalls ??
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Veil
Overalls
Gloves
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Veil
Overalls
Gloves
Smokers
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Veil
Overalls
Gloves
Smokers
Hive tool.
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Veil
Overalls
Gloves
Smokers
Hive tool.
How to obtain bees or equipment
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Capture a swarm of bees
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Best to buy bees, a queen And Equipment from a
bee Supply company
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Beekeeping supplies and bee Producing companies
are Mostly a southern industry
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a. Mostly a southern industry
Walter T. Kelly Co. Clarkson, Kentucky 42726
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a. Mostly a southern industry
Walter T. Kelly Co. Clarkson, Kentucky 42726
Dadant and Sons Hamilton, Illinois 62341
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a. Mostly a southern industry
Walter T. Kelly Co. Clarkson, Kentucky 42726
Weaver and Sons Sarasota, Texas
Bees by the pound (packages)
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Mostly a southern industry
Walter T. Kelly Co. Clarkson, Kentucky 42726
Dadant and Sons Hamilton, Illinois 62341
Bees by the pound (packages)
Queens
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Mostly a southern industry
(Walter T. Kelly Co. Clarkson, Kentucky 42726
Dadant and Sons Hamilton, Illinois 62341
Bees by the pound (packages)
Queens
Caucasian. Italian, German strains