Archive for June, 2009
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Abhishek Agarwal asked: 1. What it takes to start bee keepingBee keeping is not a very expensive venture and for anyone with a little space it is possible to start this business with just about $300 for one hive. This is enough to get started with and you can expand ...
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Jack Stanley asked: Beekeeping is one of the oldest forms of food production dating back as far back as 13,000 BC. The history dates back to ancient Egypt where it was modernized for that time until around the 1860s when the first system of beekeeping was brought to the United ...
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Jack Stanley asked: There are two bacterial diseases that beekeepers must be on the lookout for they are American Foulbrood and European Foulbrood.The American Foulbrood, also known as AFB, is the most serious of the bacterial diseases of honeybee brood and is caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. This disease ...
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Sunday, June 28th, 2009
Jack Stanley asked: Large beekeepers can not turn a profit if they limit their market to their local community. Beekeepers who have several colonies must be able to sell their product at larger grocery stores and supermarkets if they want to remain financially solvent.In order for beekeepers to sell their ...
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Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Jack Stanley asked: Like all hobbies, beekeeping requires some basic equipment before someone can establish a successful hive. This equipment should be bought before you get a call from the post office asking you to come pick up bees.The most obvious piece of equipment you will need is the actual ...
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