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Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab

Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab

Field Guide to Beekeeping - The American Bee Journal

1. Introductions

2. Why Keep Bees

3. Langstroth Hive

4. Personal Protective Equipment

5. Hive Tool and Smoker

6. Misc Beekeeping Equipment

7. Informational Resources

8. Know Your Beekeeping Goals

9. Choosing Apiary Site

10. Hive Configuration

11. Assembling Supers

12. Assembling Frames

13. Acquiring Bees and Queens

14. Stocks of Bees in the U.S.

15. Startup Costs

16. Installing Packages and Nucs

17. Inspecting New Colonies

18. Members of a Honey Bee Colony

19. Components of a Honey Bee Nest

20. External Anatomy

21. Internal Anatomy

22. Tasks of Worker Bees

23. Swarms

24. Mating Biology

25. Stings

26. Thermoregulation and Dance Language

27. Superorganisms

28. Honey Bee Biology

29. Mitigating the Threat Your Bees Pose to Others

30. Beekeeping Rules and Regulations

31. Biotic Stressors of Honey Bees

32. Other Stressors of Honey Bees

33. Making Money With Bees

34. Basic Equipment Needed to Extract and Bottle Honey

35. Time Commitment Associated with Keeping Bees

36. The Big 3

37. Honey Bee Development

38. Now That You are a Beekeeper

39. Conducting a Hive Inspection

40. Indispensable Nuc

41. What to get your Beekeeper for Christmas