The Beekeeping is an ancient art that has fascinated its devotees since earliest times. Honey robbed from wild colonies in trees & caves was early people’s main source of sweet food. Dominance of honey  the major sweetener continued until cane and beet sugar became generally available in comparatively recent times. Honey with its unique flavors and aromas and natural origin still has wide appeal. World production was estimated at 1,446 million pounds in 1976 and more than 1,415 million pounds in 1977. In the United States about 200,000 people keep almost 5 million colonies and produce 200 million to 250 million pounds of honey annually. Beekeepers can be classified as full-time, sideline, or hobbyist, with the number of colonies operated by individual owners varying from one…

Some may surprised to know why on earth beekeeper would keep bees in a city area. In fact some of best honey comes from city parks and garden and some areas richer in nectar than many areas of the crops countryside. There are main things to think about beekeeping in urban area is neighbours, neighbours and neighbours. If you want bees your neighbours don’t. The neighbours will be scared of bees because many peoples think that honey is produced by nice, bumble bees & so when they see your fast horrid little wasp like things around all over the place, they will not always be pleased or happy about it keep them happy by trying to adhere to the hive placements outlined below and always…

Honey-bees can navigate using the position of the sun, polarized light and landmarks. They can ‘tell’ other bees about the distance and bearing to sources of food using a well developed symbolic language based on movement and sound. They can also regulate the temperature of the nest to an exact degree using heating and cooling systems of immense complexity. As long as it has water and food, a colony placed on the sides of a volcano or iceberg will maintain its brood nest at 34º C (93º F). It is these facets of the honey-bee’s ability that have caused it to be one of the most researched insects on earth, and all countries maintain at least one institute devoted to bee research, and many universities…

मधुमक्खी पालन में उपयोगी है कपास की फसल   कपास की फसल में पोलन व नेक्टर दोनों की पर्याप्त मात्रा मिलती है कपास की फसल की बुआई मई के महीने में की जाती है। जिन मधुमक्खी पालकों के नजदीक कपास की खेती होती है वहां वे साथी मधुमक्खियों को रख सकते हैं। भारतीय मानचित्र में दिखाया गया है कहाँ कहाँ इसकी फसल उगाई जाती है।     जो साथी भी शहद का उत्त्पादन अधिक मात्रा में लेना चाहें उनके लिए अच्छा चुनाव है परन्तु केमिकल के छिड़काव से मधुमक्खियों को बचा कर रखने की भी आवश्यकता होती है। आजकल सभी प्रकार की फसलों में दवाइयों का छिड़काव किया जाता है जो मधुमक्खियों के लिए खतरनाक है। इससे आपकी मधुमक्खियों के मरने की अधिक संभावना होती है…