During the spring season, an efficient queen can lay about 1,500 eggs in a twenty-four hour period. Those 1,500 eggs collectively weigh about the same as the queen herself. It’s...
LESSON 2: Anatomy of a Bee
Below is a description of the unique parts of a bee. Pollen Basket: The pollen is scraped out of the pollen comb by means of the pectin, on opposite hind legs....
LESSON 1: History of Beekeeping
Primitive beekeeping was a crude art, at best. Hives consisted of pottery, baskets and holes in rocky cliffs. Beekeepers knew very little about the bees and in most instances, the...