how do you grow bees? like harvest them?

Question

i got a bee hive in my tree out side and my dad wants to rais them for there huny but i think hes going to hurt himself cuz he has no idea wht hes doing

p.s. please dont answer "i dont know" or anything like that thanks!

Answer 1

It depends on whether the bees are a swarm or actually ensconced within the tree. Actually, It really doesn't matter. Once bees swarm you have about 1/2 hour after they coalesce to get them into a hive (or they will find their own place). So you have to have all the necessary equipment available beforehand. Thus, the expiration of your time limit is rapidly approaching.

Collecting swarms is very easy. Bees are essentially robots, behaviourally programmed. While swarming, most other behaviours are bypassed. Swarming bees are amazingly tolerant of handling (for example: if a swarming bee tangled in your hair, you will get stung because YOU panic, if you sit quietly, the bee will untangle itself and fly off).

Swarming behaviour consists of:
1) The queen leaving the hive;
2) A mass of bees joins her;
3) The swarm leaves the near vicinity if the hive;
4) The swarm coalesces (usually on a branch), and sends scouts out.
5) The scouts search for a new "enclosed" space for the colony.
6) Upon finding a new home, the scout returns to the colony and conveys this info.
7) The colony moves to the new location.

I collect bees with the following: a hive box and a 3'x4' piece of canvas (page of newspaper will do). You may also need a 20"x20" (or similar size) cardboard box, ladders, loppers, and other tools. I would also recommend a bee bonnet and a smoker,

Upon arriving at the reported location of the swarm:
1) I locate the swarm, and place tarp on the ground near the swarm (generally under it).
2) I place the hive box, with the opening just on one edge of the tarp with the remainder of the tarp in front of the hive box.
3) I cut the branch off the tree and lay it on the tarp. OR
4) If the branch is too thick/long to easily cut and handle, or if someone doesn't want their tree butchered, I hold the box directly under the swarm, grab the branch and shake vigorously one or two times. This will dislodge the swarm into the box. I immediately place the box on the tarp on one side with the opening near the hive box opening (using the box method, I have collected swarms up to 20 feet up in a tree).
5) I move the bees ONLY AFTER NIGHTFALL! If you move them during daylight, some bees will be out foraging and when they return their HOME will not be there. There is nothing more ornery than a bee that returns home and finds it gone. Also, the hive must be moved at least three, preferably five miles from it's location. This distance causes the foraging bees to reprogram the new location of the hive and return to the new location.

Your options:

1) If the bees are inside the trunk of the tree, fumigate the tree. Removing bees from an enclosed space is nigh on impossible unless you have access to the queen.
2) There are multiple sources on the web for good answers on beekeeping. Try google.com or yahoo.com.
3) Read The "Hive and the Honey Bee" by .Dadant & Sons; Rev. ed edition . Also "The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture" A.I. Root. Best general texts available.

You may use this information to help your dad, or to further your quest for understanding the world of Bees and beekeeping. If you use this because you are too lazy to do homework, May you be Stung on the Tongue!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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