PPT-Bees & Apiary – Part 2

Realistic expectations What do you know Bee biology gaps Bees Bee hive what is neededextra Apiary preparation Bees you neighbors Beekeeping level Smallscale Hobbyist. Crisis = Danger and Opportunity. The bad news is dire. Increasing threats to honey bees abound. Winter losses, summer losses, weakened bees. Invasive predators, i.e. mites, small hive beetle, etc.. Loss of habitat, contaminated habitat. 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. . Power of Your Yard to Protect the Food Supply. WHAT’S THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES?. Food Production. Seeds for Food. Plus Flowers! . And 1/3 of crops to feed our meat sources . THE HONEY BEE BUZZ. . . Lock in of bee decline. To meet increasing demand, beekeepers continually replace lost and diseased colonies. Incentive to do this is high rental fees . Bees (and beekeepers) have to work harder. This promotes conditions for more bee decline. . Gary S. Reuter, University . of . Minnesota . www.beelab.umn.edu. Your breakfast without bees. Scientific American April 2009. V. alue . of crops in US. that depend . on . pollination: . >$18.9 billion . Honey Bees. If a foraging bee finds flowers, after it has gorged on the nectar it flies back to the hive and then returns to the flowers with companions who take their fill of nectar.. Bees can not only tell their companions that nectar is available but where it is found. . Bait Hives & Swarm Traps. Presented to the. Wasatch Beekeepers Association. b. y. George Denton. March 20, 2017. Ways. to Get . N. otified. About a Swarm. Get on the Swarm List here. at the WBA. Patti . Koranda. ISU . Beekeeping . Club. Bee + Flower = Honey. Bee Friendly Gardens. Planting guideline. Bee . Friendly. Water sources. Plant suggestion. Planting Guidelines. Sunny location preferred. Small, helpful, peaceful friends!!!!. By: AG. Introduction. The scientific name is Arthropod. It is also called Hymenoptera. Honey bees make honey. Honey bees are peaceful , helpful workers. There are three different types of honey bees: queens workers, and drones. Jennifer . Lund . Maine . State. . Apiculturist. Department . of . Agriculture, Conservation . and . Forestry . Division of Animal and . Plant. . Health. Email: . jennifer.lund@maine.gov . . Office:. May 13, 2018. Know Your Bees. Wasp Family. . Paper Wasps. Hornets . . Yellow Jackets. . Mud Daubers . . Mason Bees. . Carpenter Bees. . Bumble Bees. . Honey Bees. Which One is the Honey Bee?. (. Osmia lignaria. ) at each site. - Control treatment with no environmental exposure. - Bee diversity survey: visual, aerial netting, pan traps. - Vegetative surveys: 1x1m random quadrants and 20x20m plot. Binte. Anis. Assistant Professor. Department of Zoology. A.M.U. Aligarh. WORLD WITHOUT BEES………. “. If the bee disappeared off the. surface of the globe, then man would. only have four years of life left. . Mud DauberMud dauber (sometimes called “dirt dauber,” “dirt digger,” “dirt dobber,” “dirt diver”, or “mud wasp”) is a name commonly applied to a numbe