Welcome. Introduction Brief Outlines about bees and what is involved in being a ‘beekeeper’

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Welcome

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Introduction

Brief Outlines

about bees and what is involved in being a

‘beekeeper’

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What is a honey bee?

It isn’t a Bumble bee

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and it isn’t a Hornet

or a Wasp

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This is a Honeybee

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A Brief History of Beekeeping

Pre-historyEgyptian

s Greeks & RomansMiddle

Ages19th CenturyBeekeeping

today

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How does the honeybee live

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What comes from a colony?

Honey

Beeswax Pollen

Royal jellyPropolis

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The Beekeeping YearAutumn

Winter

Spring Summer

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Swarming

Just out

Too well established!

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Why do they swarm?

To create more colonies

or

Because of overcrowding

or both

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The ApiaryWhere and how

Garden

Farmland

Allotments?

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Hives

National

W B C

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Hardware etc

Smokers

Hivetools

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Clothing

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Hazardsfor you

Stings

Allergies

Backache

Heavy weights

for the bees

Disease

Weather

Predators

The Beekeeper!

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Rewards

Honey

Satisfaction

and

an enhanced understanding of the

countryside and the natural world