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Exploring the Origins and Establishment of Honey Bee Colonies

Discover the different methods for starting a honey bee colony, including swarming, using a nuc, or an established hive. Learn about the hive products such as honey, pollen, wax, and propolis. Understand the life cycle of bees, including queens, workers, and drones, and explore essential literature on queen rearing. This comprehensive guide equips both novice and experienced beekeepers with crucial information on bee biology, behavior, and best practices. Unlock the secrets of these fascinating pollinators today!

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Exploring the Origins and Establishment of Honey Bee Colonies

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  1. Where Do HoneyBeesCome From?

  2. There are five general ways to begin a colony of bees.

  3. Start with a swarm.

  4. Start with a nuc colony.

  5. Start with an established hive.

  6. Start with a hive from a structural removal.

  7. Start with a package of bees.

  8. Start with a Swarm. • Start with a Nuc hive. • Start with an established hive. • Start with a Colony from a structural removal. • Start with a package of bees.

  9. Hive Products Honey Propolis Wax Pollen Bees

  10. Beekeeping Math Caste Hatch Cap Emerge Queen 3½ days 8 days +-1 16 days +-1 Laying 28 days +-5 Worker 3½ days 9 days +-1 20 days +-1 Foraging 42 days +-7 Drone 3½ days 10 days +-1 24 days +-1 Flying to DCA 38 days +-5

  11. Books and References • Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding (1997) by Harry LaidlawJr. and Robert Page Jr., Wicwas Press, Cheshire, Connecticut. • Successful Queen Rearing by Dr. Marla Spivak and Gary Reuter • Contemporary Queen Rearing (1979) by Harry Laidlaw Jr., Dadant and Sons, Hamilton, Illinois. • Breeding Queens (1997) by Gilles Fert, O.P.I.D.A., Argentan, France. • Rearing Queen Honey Bees by Roger Morse • Fifty Years Among the Bees - by C.C. Miller • BushBees – Michael Bushhttp://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm

  12. Olivarez Honey Bees, Inc.1750 Dayton RdChico, CA  95928 • Strachan Apiaries2522 Tierra Buena Rd. Yuba City, CA  95993-9654 • CF Koehnen and Sons • 3131 Highway 45 • Glenn, California 95943 • Ebert Honey Company • 14808 S. 102nd Ave. E. • Lynnville, Iowa 50153 • VP Queen Bees— P.O. Box 99— • Frederick, MD 21705 • Bjorn Apiaries • 696 Potts Hill Rd. • Lewisberry, Pa. 1733 • BeeWeaver Apiaries • 6301 Highland Hills Dr, • Austin , Texas 78731 • The R. Weaver Apiaries Inc.16495 C.R. 319Navasota, TX 77868 • Rossman Apiaries Inc.GA Hwy 33 NorthPO Box 909Moultrie, Georgia 31776-0909

  13. Any Questions ???

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