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    Apiculture & Insects
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    Constructing and repairing bee hives
    Bee hives are one of the most important equipments required in bee keeping and are of many types, the langstroth being one of them. The recognized bee space in all bee hives is between 8 to 10 mm and this allows bee keepers to place the frames in the hives such that the colonies can […]
    Duration: 00:08:47
    How to harvest honey
    Honey is one of the important products in bee keeping and proper harvesting of the honey is key in maintaining the quality of the honey. Before getting onto the journey to go harvesting honey, first wear your bee keeping suit which helps protect you from being stung by bees. Equip your self with a little […]
    Duration: 00:11:40
    Honey extraction: the crush and strain method
    Bees are kept for many reasons but primarily for honey. Commercially, honey is extracted using honey extractor but local farmers can use locally available equipments to extract honey. In honey extraction using the crush and strain method, you need a mixing bowl, a masher, a stainless steel spoon, a bucket containing a honey tap and […]
    Duration: 00:08:32
    Harvesting and processing honey from your honeybees
    Bees are kept for the their honey and to get the best out of the bees, you need to know how to efficiently extract honey from them. To harvest honey from the bees, first clear the bees out of the honey super. This can be achieved by using one way honey valves which allow bees […]
    Duration: 00:06:30
    Selecting an apiary site
    There are factors and considerations that need to be put in mind when selecting an apiary site for efficient economic production, health of colonies and ease of management. The major consideration when selecting an apiary site is access to reliable good quality nectar and pollen. This is because honey bees require a balanced diet of […]
    Duration: 00:10:12
    Colony inspection
    In apiculture colony inspection helps the farmer ascertain the status quo of the hive. To do a colony inspection, smoke the hive and disassemble it. During inspection, we look out for all the signs and conditions that a normal hive should have and we at the same time look out for the signs of diseases. […]
    Duration: 00:06:07
    Requeening a honey bee colony
    Requeening is important in improving the health and increasing the productivity of colonies. This is practised annually by commercial bee keepers to obtain the benefits from increased pheromone production and egg laying capabilities of young queens resulting in increased production. Recreational bee keepers are more likely to re queen every 2 years. When requeening, the […]
    Duration: 00:05:47
    Beekeeping for beginners
    There are basics that bee keepers need to know when venturing into bee keeping. Before beginning bee keeping, select a dry level location that you can access all year around for locating your hive. When placing your hive, make sure that the entrance is not facing directly into a side walk, the neighbourhood or your […]
    Duration: 00:13:58
    Feeding bees and overwintering
    Bees are known to scavenge for their own food but in situations where the environmental conditions are extreme, they need to be provided with feed to minimize their interaction with the environment. In overwintering, we feed the bees shortly after harvesting honey before the onset of the winter. This gives the bees ample time to […]
    Duration: 00:05:26
    How to Extract Honey from Honeycomb
    Being a highly nutritious food, honey quality and quantity is determined by the technology used in the processing. Honey is a whole and complete food for human beings and honey bees are the only bees that produce honey between spring and autumn and each bee produces one tea spoon of honey in its entire life […]
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