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Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in artificial beehives. Honey bees in the genus Apis are the most commonly kept species but other honey producing bees such as Melipona stingless bees are also kept.
The program was expected to boost the local beekeeping industry, which had faced challenges from Hurricane Irma and land-clearing activities that disrupted hive construction. The Mill Reef Fund and the Australian Embassy contributed funding for essential resources, including beekeeping suits, lumber for bee boxes, trainer fees, and other equipment.
Beekeeping – bees are kept for their products (principally honey), and their utility in pollinating crops; Bees and toxic chemicals; Brood (honey bee) – the egg, larval, and pupal form of the bee and the comb in which they develop; Buckfast bee – a productive breed of bee suitable for damp and cloudy climes
Since 1897, every other year Apimondia organizes beekeepers' congresses, hosted by different countries. [3] Apimondia maintains seven scientific commissions and five regional commissions for the purposes of furthering scientific understanding of apiculture and to facilitate exchange of information. [4] The scientific commissions include:
Bee-related services in the United States are not limited only to beekeeping. A large sector is devoted to bee removal , especially in the case of Swarming (honey bee) . This is especially common in the springtime , usually within a two- or three-week period depending on the locale, but occasional swarms can happen throughout the producing season.
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Beekeeping in the United Kingdom is the maintenance of bee colonies by humans within the United Kingdom. It is a significant commercial activity that provides those involved with honey , beeswax , royal jelly , queen bees , propolis , flower pollen and bee pollen .