Apiculture
Beekeeping is said to be the maintenance and manage honey bee colonies, first step into beekeeping is to provide the colony with suitable housing. Over time beekeepers come up with different hive designs trying to address bee’s needs while facilitates beekeeping operations.
Getting Started
In this section we’ll discuss how to set up and develop a strong honeybee colony from a bee package or nuc. First year goal is to extend the colony and prepare it for winter.
What’s need it to start up a honeybee colony, a beehive, beekeeping tools, is good to have some protective gear, couple of space dividers, few beeswax foundation sheets, choose a location for the beehive.Its recommended to have a queen bee introduction cage, make a blanket from old sweat shirt or pants to preserve heat.