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  2. List of Northern American nectar sources for honey bees

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    A honey bee collecting nectar from an apricot flower.. The nectar resource in a given area depends on the kinds of flowering plants present and their blooming periods. Which kinds grow in an area depends on soil texture, soil pH, soil drainage, daily maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, extreme minimum winter temperature, and growing degre

  3. Beekeeping - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Beekeeping in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The approximately 30,000 tonnes (66 million pounds) of honey produced each year is worth around $90 million. Australia is the fourth largest honey exporting nation after China, Argentina and Mexico. [3] The high quality and unique flavours of Australian honey allows exporters to charge a premium price. Urban bee hives, Avalon Beach NSW

  5. Beekeeping in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The average yield per colony in honey productions with more than five colonies was 58.3 pounds in 2016. Honey prices decreased slightly from the previous year, going from 208.3 cents per pound in 2015 to 207.5 cents per pound in 2016. [8] Given that the demand for honey in the USA outweighs the supply, honey is also imported from other countries.

  6. Western honey bee - Wikipedia

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    The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The genus name Apis is Latin for 'bee', and mellifera is the Latin for 'honey-bearing' or 'honey-carrying', referring to the species' production of honey.

  7. Beekeeper - Wikipedia

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    Beekeepers may produce commodities (farm products) for sale. Honey is the most valuable commodity sold by beekeepers. Honey-producer beekeepers try to maintain maximum-strength colonies of bees in areas with dense nectar sources. They produce and sell liquified honey and sometimes honeycombs. Beekeepers may sell their commodities retail, as ...

  8. Urban beekeeping - Wikipedia

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    The city has several urban farms (not all of which maintain hives), including the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative. the Hantz Farm, D-Town Farm, and Earthworks Urban Farms. In 2017, the Detroit Hives nonprofit was founded with the mission to improve communities for people and pollinators, especially for underserved populations, by transforming ...

  9. Hive management - Wikipedia

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    The dependent factors for honey production are the duration and timing of the honey flow in a certain area. Duration and timing of a honey flow may vary widely depending on local predominant climates, weather during the honey flow and the nectar sources in the area. Good honey production sites are the far northern latitudes.