Category: Science
Created by: absit.nomen
Number of Blossarys: 5
English (EN) 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.
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.
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.
Bee(keeping) brush is а soft bristled brush that can be used to gently, and harmlessly, remove bees from a surface.
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.
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 ...
Beekeeping fork is used to open the honey comb (by removing the wax cap from the cells on honey comb).
