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How to make beekeeping a
profitable farm sideline
NEWARK, Del. -
Beekeeping can be a
fascinating and profitable
sideline for the small farmer
or home hobbyist, says Dale
Bray, Delaware extension
apicidtunst.
If you are interested m
beekeeping for the honey, for
the money, or to pollinate
your crops, this is the time of
year to get started. If you
assemble your supplies now,
you’ll be ready to go by the
time the trees and flowers
burst into full bloom.
You’ll need about $lOO
worth of equipment, a
suitable location for a hive,
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and a basic understanding of
the habits of honey bees.
Check the telephone book
-for beekeepers’ supplies.
You’ll need to purchase a
hive to house your bees;
frames and a foundation to
support the honeycombs m
which your bees will store
their honey and raise their
young; a smoker, used to
blow smoke mto the hive to
pacify the bees; a hive tool
for opening the hive; a
feeder to dispense sugar
syrup until the bees can
produce their own food; and,
of course, a veil and gloves
to protect you from stings.
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Next you’ll need to buy two
or three pounds of bees with
a queen-she’s the one that
lays the eggs necessary to
keep up the colony’s
population. Make sure the
bees you buy are certified
free of bee diseases.
Locate your hive where
the bees are unlikely to sting
anyone. Expose it to some
sun but provide shade during
the hot days of summer and
protect it from prevailing
winds, especially in winter.
Be sure there’s a constant
supply of fresh, cool water
nearby.
Besides water, bees need
three basic materials:
nectar, pollen, and propolis.
Nectar is the basic
ingredient of honey, the
bees’ basic food. Pollen
becomes food for the young
bees. Bees use propolis to
seal cracks and waterproof
their hives.
The sugary liquid called
nectar comes from flowers.
In our area, the best sources
of nectar for producing
surplus honey are tulip
poplar trees, goldenrod, and
wild aster.
The color and flavor of
honey depends on the kinds
of plants from which the
bees collect their nectar.
Honey can be nearly
colorless, amber or reddish,
and its flavor can range
from mild to strong.
Flowers also provide
pollen. An average-size
colony of bees uses about 100
pounds of pollen each year,
so its’ necessary to locate a
colony near a good source
Many wildf lowers, or
namentals, weeds, shrubs,
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and trees provide pollen.
Asters, com, dandelions,
fruit blossoms, goldenrod,
grasses, maples, oaks,
poplars and willows are
especially good sources of
pollen.
Bees collect propolis from
the buds of trees.
Worker bees secrete a
fluid that hardens into tiny
wax scales. They use this
wax to build honeycomb.
Beekeepers often provide
their bees with honeycomb
foundations made of sheets
of beeswax. This enables
bees to speed up comb
construction and provides a
pattern for building a
straight and easy-to-remove
honeycomb.
When you’re harvesting
honey, make sure you leave
plenty for the bees. Be sure
there are at least 50 pounds
of honey in the hive when
winter begins, or the bees
might starve before spring.
To protect yourself from
bee stings, try to work with
bees when they are flying
actively in favorable
weather. Wear protective
clothing: veil, gloves, close
woven, light-colored clothing
Most beekeepers even
tually develop immunity to
stings. However, if you
become allergic to bee
stings, consult an allergy
specialist before you get
hooked on beekeeping.
Your county extension
agent should be able to
supply you with pamphlets
about beekeeping. The state
beekeepers association
would also be happy to share
advice
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