Whether you need to start bee keeping as a past-time or as a business, you've got to have the right bee keeping appliances. Bee keeping is an entertaining pastime that will also give you a further source of revenue. You can collect the honey for your own use or sell it. You can make candles from beeswax.
Of course, you will need a hive for your bees to live in. The beehive is a wooden frame box that contains multiple parts. The outer cover must be weather resistant in order to protect your bees. Your hive should also have an inner cover to act as insulation. The inside of your hive will have important pieces of honey bee equipment called honey supers. The bees use these removable frames for storing honey. When you are ready to harvest honey, you simply slip out the frames. The beehive will have a lower compartment that contains honey supers also but these are for the bees to use to raise their young and store honey to be used as food. A hive stand is required in order to keep the bottom of the hive dry and to provide insulation.
A valuable piece of bee keeping equipment is the smoker. A smoker is a small pot that you fill with grass or burlap and set it on fire to create smoke. The smoke billows out a directional nozzle that you aim towards the beehive. The smoke does not hurt the bees; it simply makes them calm so you can remove the honey supers without being stung. Most beekeepers add a veil and gloves to their list of necessary bee keeping equipment. These protect your head, arms and hands from being stung. Some experienced beekeepers prefer to work without the heavy gloves since it is easier to use the hive tool to pry open the hive without them. Full protection is recommended for beginners. The gloves should be made of leather or plastic so a bee stinger cannot penetrate them. Beekeeper suits are available also; these offer protection to the entire body.
You'll need honey bee kit that processes the honey after you take away the honey supers from the hive. You can buy removing appliances which separates the honey from the brush. You may choose the straightforward and more cost effective methodology of purchasing honey supers designed for making brush honey. With these, all you have to do is cut the honeycomb from the frame.
Other bee keeping apparatus to think about includes food, feeders and medicine. You should provide supplemental food to your hive to keep them healthy when nearby nectar isn't available. Providing a water source helps keep your bees away from your neighbor's pool. Finding bee keeping equipment isn't hard. You can contact your county extension agent for recommendation on setting up your bee colony as well as recommendation on where to purchase your supplies. You may also buy everything you want online if you can't find it regionally.
Using the proper bee keeping equipment will help your bees stay healthy and protect you from stings. Healthy bees means more delicious honey that you can harvest from your hive. - 29953
Of course, you will need a hive for your bees to live in. The beehive is a wooden frame box that contains multiple parts. The outer cover must be weather resistant in order to protect your bees. Your hive should also have an inner cover to act as insulation. The inside of your hive will have important pieces of honey bee equipment called honey supers. The bees use these removable frames for storing honey. When you are ready to harvest honey, you simply slip out the frames. The beehive will have a lower compartment that contains honey supers also but these are for the bees to use to raise their young and store honey to be used as food. A hive stand is required in order to keep the bottom of the hive dry and to provide insulation.
A valuable piece of bee keeping equipment is the smoker. A smoker is a small pot that you fill with grass or burlap and set it on fire to create smoke. The smoke billows out a directional nozzle that you aim towards the beehive. The smoke does not hurt the bees; it simply makes them calm so you can remove the honey supers without being stung. Most beekeepers add a veil and gloves to their list of necessary bee keeping equipment. These protect your head, arms and hands from being stung. Some experienced beekeepers prefer to work without the heavy gloves since it is easier to use the hive tool to pry open the hive without them. Full protection is recommended for beginners. The gloves should be made of leather or plastic so a bee stinger cannot penetrate them. Beekeeper suits are available also; these offer protection to the entire body.
You'll need honey bee kit that processes the honey after you take away the honey supers from the hive. You can buy removing appliances which separates the honey from the brush. You may choose the straightforward and more cost effective methodology of purchasing honey supers designed for making brush honey. With these, all you have to do is cut the honeycomb from the frame.
Other bee keeping apparatus to think about includes food, feeders and medicine. You should provide supplemental food to your hive to keep them healthy when nearby nectar isn't available. Providing a water source helps keep your bees away from your neighbor's pool. Finding bee keeping equipment isn't hard. You can contact your county extension agent for recommendation on setting up your bee colony as well as recommendation on where to purchase your supplies. You may also buy everything you want online if you can't find it regionally.
Using the proper bee keeping equipment will help your bees stay healthy and protect you from stings. Healthy bees means more delicious honey that you can harvest from your hive. - 29953
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