PPT-The Bees Knees redesigning the hive

Cohl Johnston Frederick Reinink Karen Tscherner Stephen Shannon What is the problem We are growing but are not following the path originally set by our company values and not recognizing our internal capabilities. WHY?. Smoke masks bee pheromones. .. Honeybees rely heavily on pheromones to communicate throughout the hive. When bees think their hive is under attack, they release an alarm pheromone to alert other bees which agitates the entire hive. Smoke masks these pheromones and confuses the bees. This allows the beekeeper to work in the hive and keeps the bees calm. We want healthy bees. Healthy . Bees – How do we tell?. Observations. Look at landing board – do bees look normal?. In & out activity. Dead bees on landing board/in front of hive. Sound. After lifting inner cover. & Managing Colonies. . . Presented by . Ray Civitts . . Mountain Sweet Honey Company. Toccoa, GA. South Carolina. . . - Many temperate zones. . - Up to 5 weeks difference . Location, location, location . Where you site your hive may determine whether your colony . thrives. or . dies. Acquisition options. Nucs. Packages. Swarms. Are you legal?. Check restrictive covenants if you are considering keeping bees in a residential neighborhood to make sure there are no prohibitions. . BY: STEPHANE-LEIGH CHARLES. THE LIFE CYCLE OF A HONEY BEE. The queen lays each egg in a different cell of the honey comb.. As soon as the egg is laid, the larva is growing inside it.. After three days, the egg hatches and a larva crawls out.. & Managing Colonies. . . Presented by . Ray Civitts . . Mountain Sweet Honey Company. Toccoa, GA. North Georgia . . - . 3. . temperate zones. . - Up to . 3 . weeks difference . Ellen Miller. 2015. Summer Management…. . . What We Will Cover. When to start. What to look for – outside and inside. When to add supers. Swarming. Gathering honey. Preparing for Summer Starts in the . & Managing Colonies. . . Presented by . Ray Civitts . . Mountain Sweet Honey Company. Toccoa, GA. North Georgia . . - 3 temperate zones. . - Up to 3 weeks difference . . - Southern most to the mountain area. The . Langstroth. Hive. A History of Bees and Man. The “Honey Seeker” – cave painting near Valencia, . Spain . is . the earliest record that we have on . beekeeping. . dating back 8 . thousand years.. ON. APICULTURE. (. Beekeeping. ). Presented. by . MAKINDE, S. B.. MODULES . ON . BEE . KEEPING TRAINING . FOR . BEE . FARMERS . INTRODUCTION TO APICULTURE. REQUIREMENTS OF APICULTURE. Definition . of apiculture. There are over 20,000 species of bees in the world. . They are found on every continent except Antarctica.. Most bees are communal – they live with many other bees in a colony.. They are all very important to our world! Let’s learn how!. 3 . simple eyes on the top of the head, . 2 . pairs of wings, a nectar pouch, and a stomach.. The . honey bee has been around for millions of years. If all the bees dies out we would lose many of the beautiful plants and flowers that we see today. We would also lose a lot of the foods that we eat such as apples, watermelon and oranges. . care about them!. Bees are insects.. . They have a three part body and six legs. They also have 2 pairs of wings.. A honey bee. How many different bees are there?. There are about 260 species of bee in the United Kingdom. . (. Beekeeping. ). Presented. by . O.ANDREW. MODULES . ON . BEE . KEEPING TRAINING . FOR . BEE . FARMERS . INTRODUCTION TO APICULTURE. REQUIREMENTS OF APICULTURE. Definition . of apiculture. Definition of bee keeping .