about BeeKeeping
about BeeKeeping
**** Please Note that Bees in the Early Spring will fly a long way in search of Food. Untill the Trees start to Bud and the Bees can get Pollen from them, the Bees will "Snoop" around looking for food. They will Snoop around Houses, Rain Gutters, or Pails, they'll Snoop around Chop Bins or other similar Feeds, they'll even fly to Oil Soaked ground, almost anything that is moist or has a sweet smell. So untill the Trees Bud have patience for the Bees, they're only looking for food and will unlikely harm anyone, and have patience for the BeeKeepers, we can't control Mother Nature and when She comes Early, theres nothing we can do but wait a couple weeks, and the Bees will soon no longer become a Nuisance. Remember in the Spring and Fall Bees will Fly up to 2 or 3 Miles in search of Food so having the Beekeeper move the Hives may not solve the problem. Just have a little PATIENCE. ****
1. Do you get Stung Often?
Answer: Yes, although it varies during differnent times of the year. Summer, usually 2 or 3 times a day sometimes as many as 10 if things aren't going well. Of course, during the Winter months one usually never gets stung.
2. How many Bees do we have?
Answer: Beekeepers don't actually know the exact number of bees they have, rather they keep track of how many hives they have. 1 Hive in the Spring consists of 2 Bee Boxes, and within those 2 Boxes can be appx. 50,000 to 70,000 Bees. So if a BeeKeeper says he has 1000 Hives then he would have appx. 50 to 70 Million Bees at any one time.
3. How much Honey does a Bee make in its Lifetime?
Answer: One Bee in its Lifetime makes about 1 Teaspoon of Honey, and on average 1 Hive will make 150 lbs.This is not so easy a task considering that 1 Bee working hard in the Summer ony lives about 3 weeks. Therefore that 1 Hive must be constantly reproduceing more Bees because of the 50 to 70,000 Bees in a Hive only about half will go gather honey.
4. How does one remove a Bee Sting?
Answer: The proper way is to scratch it out. Never pull out a Bee Sting. Because the end of a stinger has a sack filled with venom and if you try to pull it out you will squeeze the sack forcing venom into yourself as your pulling the stinger out. This is something you don't want as it will cause swelling and in some people allergic reactions.
5. Whats the difference between a Queen, Drone, and Worker Bee?
Answer: See Below.(not actual size)
