Beekeeping Beekeeping Acarapis woodi are related to ticks and spiders. They have eight legs and are internal parasites of honeybees. They live and reproduce in the tracheal tubes of the bees. The mites pierce the tracheal tube walls with their mouth parts and feed on the haemolymph, or blood, of the bees. The mites are so small that they can only be seen and identified under a microscope. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acarapis woodi"
Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, are hybrids of the African honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii (or by other reports A. m. scutellata), with various European honeybees such as the Italian bee Apis mellifera ligustica. They have come to be the preferred type of bee for beekeeping in tropical areas of South America and in Central America because of improved productivity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Africanized bee"
An apiary (also known in the US as a bee yard) is a place where beehives of honeybees are kept. Traditionally beekeepers paid land rent in honey for the use of small parcels. Some farmers will provide free apiary sites, because they need pollination, and farmers who need many hives often pay for them to be moved to the crops when they bloom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apiary"
Apis cerana, or the Asiatic Honeybee or the Eastern Honeybee, are small honeybees of southern and southeastern Asia, such as China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apis cerana"
Apis mellifera capensis, the Cape honeybee is a sub-species of the Western honeybee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apis mellifera capensis"
Apitoxin, or honey bee venom, is a bitter colorless liquid. The active portion of the venom is a complex mixture of proteins, which causes local inflammation and acts as an anticoagulant. The venom is produced in the abdomen of worker bees from a mixture of acidic and basic secretions. Apitoxin is acidic ( pH 4.5 to 5.5). A honeybee can inject 0.1 mg of venom via its stinger. Apitoxin is similar to snake venom and nettle toxin. It is estimated that 1% of the population is allergic to bee stings. Apitoxin can be deactivated with ethanol. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apitoxin"
Bangladesh Honey refers to the honey production in Bangladesh. Little is known about the honey industry in Bangladesh. In 2005, there were 3000 beekeepers with 30,000 beehives. On average, every beekeeper has 10 beehives to maintain. Most beekeepers live in the Sundarban district, known for its abundant nature and thick forests. Most of the economic activity happens from April to May, which is the "bee hunting season". The industry is somewhat profitable in Bangladesh. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bangladesh Honey"
The anatomy of a bee's mouth is complex. The mandibles (jaws) are suspended from the head at the sides of the mouth. They are used in handling objects, manipulating pollen and in contact with other bees. Above the mandibles is the mandibular gland which secretes a substance once thought to be used to soften wax. It's now known that the mandibular gland of the queen secretes pheromones responsible for maintenance of the social organization of the colony. The mandibular glands are almost completely reduced in the drone. The front of the mouth is composed of a wide plate or labrum. A proboscis is formed by bringing together several lower mouth parts. The two maxillae and the median labium (a movable flap) form the proboscis which is the tube used for feeding on nectar. When the proboscis is not in use, it is folded up under the head. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bee anatomy (mouth)"
Bees learn and communicate in order to find food sources and for other means. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bee learning and communication"
A bee sting in the vernacular means a sting of a bee, wasp or hornet. Some people may even call the bite of a horsefly a bee sting. It is important to differentiate a bee sting from an insect bite. It is also important to recognize that the venom or toxin of stinging insects is quite different. Therefore, the body's reaction to a bee sting may differ significantly from one species to another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bee sting"
A bee tree is a tree in which a colony of honeybees makes its home. A colony of bees may live in a bee tree for many years. Most bee trees have a large inner hollow, often with an upper and lower entrance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bee tree"
Bee venom therapy is the therapeutical use of bee stings. Although poorly researched, it is claimed to be of use in arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, dissolving scar tissue (e.g. keloids), etc. The bee venom may also be administered by injection, rather than by stings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bee venom therapy"
Domesticated honeybees are kept in beehives. The bees use the hive space to raise brood and to store honey for the coming winter. A location where beehives are kept is known as an apiary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beehive (beekeeping)"
Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin apis, a bee) is the practice of intentional maintenance of honeybee hives by humans. A beekeeper may keep bees in order to collect honey and beeswax, or for the purpose of pollinating crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beekeeping"
Beekeeping is an inherently local process. What works best for one beekeeper will often fail for another because of even minor differences in climate, forage, or the traits of his sub-race of bees. Also, the needs and goals of the hobbyist beekeeper will be very different from the needs and goals of the commercial beekeeper. Nevertheless, some generally established leading practices for beekeeping exist that have wide relevance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beekeeping leading practices"
Beeswax is a product from a bee hive. Beeswax is secreted by honeybees of a certain age in the form of thin scales. The scales are produced by glands of 12 to 17 days old worker bees on the ventral (stomach) surface of the abdomen. Worker bees have eight wax-producing glands on the inner sides of the sternites (the ventral shield or plate of each segment of the body). Wax is produced from abdominal segments 4 to 7. The size of these wax glands depends on the age of the worker. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beeswax"
The box hive is a beehive shaped like a Langstroth hive but it pays no attention to bee space and therefore can be longer, taller and wider. Because of this, the bees would build wild (also called brace and bridge) comb. They couldn't be inspected without destroying the comb and honey could not be harvested without killing the entire colony. After the invention of the Langstroth hive in 1851, box hives became obsolete and lost favor with many beekeepers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Box hive"
The young of honeybees are collectively called brood. In Langstroth hives each frame which is mainly brood (usually with some pollen and nectar or honey in the upper corners) is called a brood frame. Hives that are rated for pollination purposes are generally evaluated in terms of the number of frames of brood. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brood (honeybee)"
The brood comb is the beeswax structure of cells where the queen bee lays eggs. It is the part of the beehive where new brood is raised by the colony. During the summer a good queen may lay 1500-2000 eggs per day, which results in 1500-2000 bees hatching after the three week development period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brood comb"
The Buckfast hybrid bee was a honeybee developed by "Brother Adam", (born Karl Kehrle in 1898 in Germany), who was in charge of beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buckfast bee"
Some flowers are pollinated using buzz pollination. In some plants, the pollen in the anther is less accessible. The anther is typically tubular, with only an opening at one end and the pollen is inside, smooth-grained and firmly attached. With self fertile plants such as tomato, wind may be sufficient to shake loose the pollen through pores in the anther and accomplish pollination. Visits by bees may also shake loose some pollen. However, the most efficient pollination is accomplished by a few species who specialize in sonication or buzz pollinated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buzz pollination" Made by shortopedia. shortopedia
The Carniolan honeybee (Apis mellifera carnica) is a subspecies of Western honeybee. It originates from Slovenia, but can now be found also in Austria, part of Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carniolan honeybee"
The Caucasian honeybee is a sub-species of the Western honeybee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caucasian honeybee"
While easily confusable at a distance or without close observation, there are many different characteristics of bees and wasps which can be used to identify them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Characteristics of common wasps and bees"
Common diseases, parasites, pests, and ailments of the honeybee include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Diseases of the honeybee"
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