Transcript Welcome Introduction Brief Outlines about bees and what is involved in being a ‘beekeeper’ What is a honey bee? It isn’t a Bumble bee and it isn’t a.

Welcome
Introduction
Brief Outlines
about bees and what is
involved in being a
‘beekeeper’
What is a honey bee?
It isn’t a Bumble bee
and it isn’t a Hornet
or a Wasp
This is a Honeybee
A Brief History of Beekeeping
Pre-history
Egyptians
Greeks & Romans
Middle Ages
th
19
Century
Beekeeping today
How does the honeybee live
What comes from a colony?
Honey
Beeswax
Propolis
Pollen
Royal jelly
The Beekeeping Year
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Swarming
Just out
Too well
established!
Why do they swarm?
To create more colonies
or
Because of overcrowding
or both
The Apiary
Where and how
Garden
Farmland
Allotments?
Hives
National
WBC
Hardware etc
Smokers
Hive
tools
Clothing
for you
Hazards
for the bees
Stings
Disease
Allergies
Weather
Backache
Predators
Heavy weights
The
Beekeeper!
Rewards
Honey
Satisfaction
and
an enhanced understanding
of the countryside
and the natural world