HARVESTING OF ROYAL JELLY  Royal Jelly is a milky-white cream & strongly acid, and rich in protein, sugars, vitamins, RNA, DNA, and fatty acids. It is possibly the most valuable product of the hive and numerous, fabulous claims have been made about it. It is the food of queen bee larvae and, by feeding a worker bee larva this substance, she will develop into a Queen rather than a worker. She will be a female bee that can mate a totally different being from the Worker, despite the fact that they start out exactly the same. For humans, Royal Jelly can be used as a food Supplement or as an addition to cosmetics to enhance their curative properties. There are numerous stories about the powers…

लूटना और उसकी रोकथाम: लूटना अन्य कॉलोनियों से मधुमक्खियों द्वारा खाद्य भंडार की चोरी करना है। लूटने का क्या कारण है?  परीक्षा के दौरान लंबी अवधि के लिए कॉलोनियों का एक्सपोजर। चीनी की चाशनी या मधुमक्खी पालन के पास इसका रिसाव । कमजोर कॉलोनियों को लापरवाही से खिलाना लूटने के दौरान अधिक होता है कमजोर सीजन जब खेत में थोड़ा नेक्टर होता है। हम डाकू मधुमक्खियों की पहचान कैसे कर सकते हैं? गार्ड मधुमक्खियों के बार-बार हमले के कारण लुटेरे मधुमक्खियां चिकनी, चमकदार और गहरे रंग की हो जाती हैं। लूटने वाली मधुमक्खियां आमतौर पर छत्ते के प्रवेश द्वार पर साहसपूर्वक नहीं उतरती हैं और डर के साथ गार्ड मधुमक्खियों का सामना करती हैं। वे दरारों और दरारों के माध्यम से छत्ते में घुसने की…

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…

Bee Keeping Urban Area If you want start bee keeping in city or Urban Area it’s good idea but you need to know something before taking decision. In urban area many peoples afraid to see the bees because they can stung them. It’s true but it’s not much harmful for them. You need to say them it’s benefits of bees and stinging then they don’t afraid. In the field while they going out side the hive to collect nectar and water they are not much defensive. Selection of Right Location First of all you need to select proper place where bees are invisible to other people. “Out of sight out of mind” is a famous quote if people don’t see the bee colonies they never…

You should always wear protective equipment when you work your hive. You should light your smoker before getting started. I have often been asked how I keep my smoker going out. Seems some people have smokers go out just about the time they need them. The key is to take time to get the smoker going before rushing off to the bees. There are many types of smoker fuel. I can remember learning how to build a fire as a boy scout. Start small and then add new material slowly to the fire. Don’t dump a lot of smoker fuel onto a newly started fire. You will smoother the fire and it will go out. The goal is to have a good cool flow of…