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Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping
Domesticated honeybees are kept in beehives. The bees use the hive space to raise brood and to store honey for the coming winter. A loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia - Beekeeping
Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin apis, a bee) is the practice of intentional maintenance of honeybee hives by humans. A beekeeper ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee
Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, are hybrids of the African honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii (or by other reports A. m. scu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brood Honeybee: Encyclopedia - Brood Honeybee
The young of honeybees are collectively called brood. In Langstroth hives each frame which is mainly brood (usually with some pollen and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication
Bees learn and communicate in order to find food sources and for other means. Bee learning and communication - Learning. Learning is ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Modern Beehives
The modern beehive, designed in 1840 by father Jan Dzierżon, is made up of a series of square or rectangular boxes without tops or botto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swarming Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Swarming Honeybee - Swarm Management
During the first year of a queen's life the colony has little incentive to swarm, unless the hive is very crowded. During her second spri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee Learning And Communication - Communication
Bees communicate their floral findings in order to recruit other worker bees of the hive to forage in the same area. The factors that det...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - The Assassin Bee?
Africanized bee - The lore. In Brazil, the Afrucab bee and its hybrid are known as the Assassin Bee, for its supposed habits in taking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Modern Beehives
The modern beehive, designed in 1840 by father Jan Dzierżon, is made up of a series of square or rectangular boxes without tops or botto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Origin And Distribution Of The Genus Apis
Honeybees probably originated in Tropical Africa and spread from South Africa to Northern Europe and East into India and China. The first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Varroa Mites
Main articles: Varroa destructor Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed off the bodily fluids of adult, pup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees - Highly Toxic Pesticides To Bees
Listed by brand name, generic name and length of residual toxicity. Note that the brand names listed here are by no means complete. Pest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - History Of Beekeeping
Beekeeping is one of the oldest forms of food production. Some of the earliest evidence of beekeeping is from rock painting, dating to ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping Leading Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping Leading Practices - Generally Accepted
Beekeeping leading practices - All beekeepers. Treat for disease only as needed  Over-use or inappropriate use of medications to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Predators
Honeybee - Insects. Chinese mantid Dragonfly Green Darner Asian giant hornet - Japan Bald-faced hornet Yellow jacket Common Wate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Beekeeping
The honeybee is a colonial insect that is often maintained, fed, and transported by beekeepers. Honeybees collect nectar and store it as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Life Cycle
Like other eusocial bees, a colony generally contains one breeding female, or "queen"; a few thousand males, or "drones"; and a large pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Products Of The Honeybee
Honeybee - Pollination. Main article: Pollination management The honeybee's primary commercial value is as a pollinator of crops. Orcha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Communication
See also: Bee learning and communication Honey bees are an excellent animal to study with regards to behavior because they are abundant a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swarming Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Swarming Honeybee - Swarming Location
When honeybees swarm from the hive they do not fly far at first. They may gather in a tree or on a branch only a few meters from the hive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees - Common Insecticides Toxic To Bees Used On Soybeans
Many insecticides used against soybean aphids are highly toxic to bees. Orthene 75S (acephate) Address 75 WSP (acephate) Sevin (Carbaryl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - American Foulbrood Afb
Paenibacillus larvae (formerly classified as Bacillus larvae) is a spore-forming bacterium. This disease only affects the bee larvae but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Life Cycle
Like other eusocial bees, a colony generally contains one breeding female, or "queen"; a few thousand males, or "drones"; and a large pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping Leading Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping Leading Practices - Controversial Or Emerging Practices
Beekeeping leading practices - All beekeepers. Food Grade Mineral Oil as a miticide  Recent research by Dr. Pedro Rodriguez and o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeepers
There are several types of beekeepers: Hobbyists — They have a different day job but find beekeeping fun as just a hobby. Sideliners â...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeeping Equipment
The bees are usually kept in a Langstroth hive, that is wooden boxes, or supers, filled with frames that each hold a sheet of wax or plas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Pesticide Losses
Honeybees are susceptible to many of the chemicals used for agricultural spraying of other insects and pests. Many pesticides are known t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Dysentery
Dysentery is a condition resulting from a combination of long periods of inability to make cleansing flights (generally due to cold weath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Beehive Symbolism
The beehive (usually as an iconified skep) is one of the symbols of the US state of Utah. It is associated with the doctrine of the Churc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Aggressiveness
Africanized bees are characterized by their aggressiveness in establishing new hives and in their vigorous defensive behavior, attacking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Chilled Brood
Chilled brood is not actually a disease but can be a result of mistreatment of the bees by the beekeeper. It also can be caused by a pest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Traditional Beehives
Traditional beehives provided an enclosure for the bee colony but little more. Because there is no internal structure provided for the be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee Learning And Communication - Learning
Learning is essential for efficient foraging. Bees are unlikely to make many repeat visits if a plant provides little in the way of rewar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeepers
There are several types of beekeepers: Hobbyists — have a different day job but find beekeeping fun as just a hobby. Sideliners — ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Protective Clothing
When interacting with the bees, novice beekeepers usually wear protective clothing (including gloves and a hooded suit or hat and veil). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeeping Equipment
The bees are usually kept in a Langstroth hive, that is wooden boxes, or supers, filled with frames that each hold a sheet of wax or plas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Effects Of Selective Breeding
Africanized bee - In the European Bee intentional selection. The chief difference between the European races or subspecies of bees kept...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Geographic Spread
As of 2002, Africanized honeybees had spread from Brazil south to northern Argentina and north to South and Central America, México, Tex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - How To Avoid Bees
Africanized bee - Use caution with power mowers. Bees are sensitive to low frequency vibrations and so an engine driven lawn mower may ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Small Hive Beetle
Aethina tumida is a small, dark-colored beetle that lives in beehives. Originally from Africa, the first discovery of small hive beetles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Wax Moths
Main article: Waxworm Galleria mellonella (greater wax moths) will not attack the bees directly, but feed on the wax used by the bees to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Nosema
Nosema apis is a spore-forming parasite that invades the intestinal tracts of adult bees and causes nosema disease. Nosema is also associ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Chalkbrood
Ascophaera apis is a fungal disease infests the gut of the larva. The fungus will compete with the larva for food, ultimately causing it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Acarine Tracheal Mites
Acarapis woodi is a small parasitic mite that infests the airways of the honeybee. The first known infestation of the mites occurred in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - American Foulbrood Afb
Paenibacillus larvae (formerly classified as Bacillus larvae) is a spore-forming bacterium. This disease only affects the bee larvae but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - European Foulbrood Efb
Melissococcus pluton is a bacterial brood disease that infests the guts of bee larvae. European foulbrood is less deadly than American fo...   » Read the article