Extensive bee keeping and beekeeping equipment..
- 3. BEEKEEPING IS a the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey. OR The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees. Extensive – it is the natural rearing of honeybees. Intensive- is in industrial style
- 4. WHAT IS EXTENSIVE BEEKEEPING In an extensive system of beekeeping, the population increases through natural swarming. beekeepers want honey bee to swarms Extensive beekeepers depend on the natural ability of their bees and the process of natural selection to remain healthy. They do not use medicines, they have no management control - so cannot check for diseases. If a colony lead to an illness or weakness then an extensive beekeeper is likely to just let this happen. The outcome is the survival of the fittest.
- 5. viewed as part of an Extensive beekeeping system they are: •efficient An extensive beekeeper will make another hive. •low risk Natural reproduction maintains genetic diversity Survival of the fittest •cost-effective Healthy bees – no costs for inspections or medicines •And the bees are healthy No human-caused transmission of diseases.
- 6. No transition of honey bee diseases at high risk. Natural evolution of bees and pathogens is allowed to take Place as it is natural process of rearing. Population is genetically fit.
- 7. 1. Extensive beekeeping is less stressful for Bees because its natural. 2. Reduced stress promotes health. 3. Natural reproduction among a large population ensures genetic fitness. 4. Genes and natural selection protect the Population.
- 8. Total yields are satisfactory Hives are cheap - can afford Many Healthy bees – no costs for inspections or medicines and treatment. No residues – premium product – honey & beeswax.
- 9. • the bee keeping equipment are equipment's need for handling & honey rearing and for beekeeping properly. • The Beekeeping is an important part & there four while keeping bee colonies in an apiary, the bee keeper requires a number of equipment's like….. • Bee box, hive stand, comb foundation sheets, smoker, queen excluder, hive tools, • Protecting clothing, honey extractor, uncapping knife, bee brush, bee veil, queen cell protector etc.
- 10. BEE BOX The langstroth type of box are of American origin. It has a 10 frame hive commonly used in India & other country for keeping bee colonies. It is made up of Stand, bottom board, brood chamber, standard langstroth frame, queen excluder, super, inner cover, top cover, comb foundation sheet A Langstroth hive is a hive made up of stacked boxes of various depths, a floor, inner cover and roof. Within each box are wooden frames in which the bees build their comb. It is the most common hive.
- 11. COMB FOUNDATION SHEET It’s a artificially made sheets of comb with hexagonal pattern. The sheets are fixed in the top of the frame by bee wax. These sheets are used by bees during building of comb. By using such a type of comb bee produce more honey, cz they need not waste more energy to build new comb. The comb foundation are strong.
- 12. HONEY EXTRACTOR •Honey extractor available in variety of size. •It is an instrument used for separation of honey, from honey comb. •It is made from metal or tin material. •The fine wire fitted into it and it operated on electric power. •Honey come out under centrifugal force and collected at bottom and come out through cock and collected in bottles.
- 13. SMOKER • A bee smoker (usually called simply a smoker) is a device used in beekeeping to calm honey bees. •It consist of tin can which provided with spout and bellows to blow air in. •Smoke come out from spout and directed with help of bellows. •2 type of smoker commonly used •Bent nose and straight nose. •It is used for easy handling of bees.
- 14. Bee veil, OVERALL and gloves Bee veil is made up of silk or cotton and wire gauze. It covers over face by beekeeper while handling bees. It protect against bee Stings. The gloves are made of thick leather. They are cover overs hand during handling bee colonies. It protect against bee sting. PROTECT WHOL BODY FROM BEE STING
- 15. Hive Tool and Bee Brush • HIVE TOOL • BEE BRUSH It is a brush which used to brush off bees from a comb It done before comb is taken away from extraction. It is the flat piece of steel shaped at one end. It inserted between hive box to separate them. The other end is bend to separate frames.
- 16. Uncapping knife and Queen excluder This is a double-sided, Z-shape uncapping knife. used to be heated and easily cut wax capping off from the frames for honey extraction. in beekeeping, the queen excluder is a selective barrier inside the beehive made up of wood and wire . It allows worker bees but not the larger queens and drones to traverse the barrier.