Category: Science
Created by: absit.nomen
Number of Blossarys: 5
Most beekeepers wear protective clothing. Novice beekeepers usually wear gloves and a hooded suit or hat and veil. Experienced beekeepers sometimes elect not to use gloves because they inhibit ...
Bee smoker is a beekeeping tool. Smoke goes out of it and it is used to calm the bees before hive inspection or honey extraction.
Bee(keeping) brush is а soft bristled brush that can be used to gently, and harmlessly, remove bees from a surface.
Outer cover of a beehive is placed over the topmost part of a hive, it protects the hive from rain, snow, dust and any other external factors.
Langstroth hive is a hive in which bees build honeycomb into easily movable frames. It is the most used hive today since it is built to collect honey very easily.
Dadant-Blatt hive provides a large, deep brood chamber with plenty of room in which the queen could lay, and shallower supers for honey storage.