All About Honey Bees

This mini-primer on bee keeping and honey bees is a work in progress. Starting with age old information from an old time wild honey expert turned bee keeper, the bee keeping primer is under constant revision to bring you the most timely and useful information.

The Introduction is prepared to understand the mentality of the honey bee, bumble bee and their surrounding habitats.

The next section, Bee Keeping Safety, focuses on the best techniques for collecting domestic honey safely.

Stung by Bees - How not to Get Stung and What to Do If Stung By A Bee or a Swarm

Extracting Honey - well established hives and the honey bee's reactions to the intrusion.

Honey Bees Enemies - Natural Enemies of the Wild Honey Bee and All About Honey Bees Conclusion

Using Smokers and other Bee Keeping Equipment

Collecting Honey from Your Bee Boxes (skeps)

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