Beekeeping

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Beekeeping
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What is Beekeeping?

• Beekeeping is Applied Bee Biology
• Beekeeping is Anticipation not merely reaction
• Beekeeping is Colony Population
• Management

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What is Beekeeping?

• Beekeeping is Science
• Art

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Beekeeping the real KEY!
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Beekeeping the real KEY!
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Beekeeping the KEY!

• Manage colonies
• intensively
• or
• extensively

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Beekeeping History

• Human as Hunter

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Beekeeping History
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Beekeeping History

• Human as Primitive
• Beekeeper

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Beekeeping History
Revolutionary war-era beekeeping 2 gums 2
skeps
Skep beekeeping
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Beekeeping History

• Human as Beekeeper

Rev L.L. Langstroth
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Beekeeping Basics

• Knowledge of bee science
• Knowledge of bee botany
• Familiarity with modern agriculture
• Some elementary economics
• Tolls ability to work with wood
• Ability to keep vehicles running

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Beekeeping Basics

• Knowledge of bee science
• Knowledge of bee botany
• Familiarity with modern agriculture
• Some elementary economics
• Tolls ability to work with wood
• Ability to keep vehicles running

• Fortitude to take bee stings

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Bee Stings 101

• They HURT and....
• we REACT

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Bee Stings 201

• Normal Reaction

? Pain ? Wheal develops at puncture site ?
Redness develops around wheal ? Swelling - a
little at site - a lot at site (large local) ?
Itching
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Normal Reaction
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Bee Stings 201

• Normal Reaction

Allergic Reaction ? widespread, rapid swelling
? itching of body ? disorientation feeling
? stomach upset ? Loss of consciousness


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Bee Stings 201

• Normal Reaction
• Allergic Reaction
• Toxic Reaction
• Too many stings at one time

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Too Many Stings!!
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Bee Stings 401

• What to do to avoid being stung.....

And if you receive multiple stings ?
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Bee Stings 601
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Beekeeping
Picture yourself here
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Review Questions

• What is beekeeping? Explain how statements
  (Beekeeping is Applied Bee Biology or Beekeeping
  is Anticipation not Reaction or Beekeeping is
  Colony Population Management or finally
  Beekeeping is Both Science and Art) might
  adequately describe Beekeeping. Show essence of
  beekeeping in graph form.
• Describe the development of human beekeeping from
  robbing to todays stewardship.
• Who is L.L. Langstroth? Why do we term him the
  Father of Modern Beekeeping?
• What are basics of bee culture?
• Explain the reaction humans might expect from a
  be sting. How does an allergic reaction differ
  from a normal one? Why do many persons believe
  they have a sting allergic when in fact they do
  not? What is a toxic reaction? Are several stings
  at one time a more serious health concern
  compaped to one or a few?
• List 7 things that might help avoid bee stings?

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Follow up Exercises

• Demonstrate the sting response using yourself as
  victim.
• Have students pick a topic from history and get
  information to present as paper or class speech.
  NOTE you can have them pick from a list or come
  up with their own topic.
• View a video such as NJ A bee Movie or Penn
  State VHS Why Honey bees? and critique for
  content and presentation. Interview one or more
  beekeepers asking how they started and why, what
  skills do they have that make them beekeeprs and
  how they handle bee stings.

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Bee Stings 401

• What to do to avoid
• being stung.....
• proper clothing
• smoker
• best environmental conditions
• scrape sting out promptly
• slow movements- no jerking or windmills
• extra care around hive/flowers
• dont remove veil too soon
• keep gentle bee stock