1. Beekeeping Carmen Shafer EDUC6305

2. Human civilizations have a long history of keeping bees for their honey

3. There are records of humans gathering wild honey dating as far back as 13,000 B.C.

4. Lots of bees There are more than 20,000 species of wild bees

5. Egypt Beekeeping was depicted in Egyptian temples dating back to 2422 B.C

6. Greece and israel Archeologists have discovered hives, smoking pots, and other beekeeping paraphernalia from prehistoric Greece and Israel

7. How it’s done What do beekeepers do to collect the honey?

8. Clothing The first and important part of collecting honey is wearing a protective suit.

9. Smoker The most common method of collecting honey is to use a device called a “smoker” to drive the bees out of the hive

10. Types of hives Langstroth hives are the standard hive type and is used in industrailized nations since its invention in 1851

11. Langstroth Hive Langstroth hives were invented by Lorenzo Langstroth

12. Top bar hives Top bar hives are typically used by hobbyists or when resources are limited The honeycombs cannot be reused like with the Langstroth hives

13. Beehive material Beehives have been made out of many types of wood but in recent years polystyrene has been used

14. Bee caste system A bee colony consists of three classes Queen Worker Drone

15. Colony reproduction Only the queen bee can lay eggs

16. Swarming When a queen runs out of sperm she creates a new queen and leaves the hive If all brood combs are full the colony will swarm and create a second hive

17. New queen If the queen dies the bees feed new larva royal jelly to create a new queen

18. Natural beekeeping Natural beekeeping has become increasingly popular in recent years

19. chemicals Natural beekeeping eschews the use of chemicals and tries to be as “hands off” as possible

20. A delicious reward Honey is the result of all the hard work