It is proven that starting a beekeeping business is a great idea since it can provide a good income. However, there is a need for you to be prepared with a lot of things because this business that you are going to enter is not that simple and easy. It involves a lot of things and processes and you need to know and learn all about them because the success of your beekeeping business will lie on these.
One of the most important things that you must know and you must be prepared with are the bee supplies that you are going to use. Bees can be very aggressive and delicate and you need to understand them and give them the attention that they needed. When they feel that they are being provoked, they will come and attack you. That is their way of protecting themselves, that is already their nature. So it is very important for you to have these bee supplies that you can use to protect yourself in case they will attack you when you are checking on them.
You must see to it that the tools and equipments that you are going to use to protect yourself will not be a hindrance for you to move and perform faster. Although they need to be thick, they must not be very heavy because this will just hinder all the tasks that you need to do. They must help you to do your work better so that your business will be able to do well. Also, you need to find the beekeeper suit that are not that expensive yet still have this good quality.
One of the most important supplies that you must have is the bee suit. You need to wear this every time you will go near the bees because this will serve as your protection against their stings. This bee suit must be made of very special materials so that you will be sure that you are protected when you are doing your work. However, be sure that you are comfortable in wearing it.
Aside from the bee suit, you also need to have a head gear and gloves. Just like the bee suit, these must also be made of very special and top quality materials so that your head, neck, and hands will also have the protection that they needed.
Apart from the bee suit, head gears, and gloves that I have mentioned, there are still loads of supplies, tools, and equipments that you need to have. To know more about them, you need to buy eBooks about beekeeping and beekeeping supplies. These eBook will give provide you all the informations that you need to know.
Africanized Honey Bees Require Extra Caution
Africanized honeybees, now more appropriately called aggressive honeybees, came to the US from South America. They have moved into many southern and western regions of the US.
There are no apparent physical differences between regular and Aggressive Honey Bees. Unless you are an entomologist with a magnifying glass, you will not be able to distinguish them until they are mad. The main differences are behavioral. Here are some examples: Regular honey bees forage during daylight hours only. Aggressive bees will forage day, night, rain, etc. When threatened, 5-10% of a regular honey bees colony will attack to defend their home. Under similar conditions, up to 50% of an aggressive honey bee colony will defend.
Swarming is when a portion of the hive leaves to form a new colony. This may appear as a ball of bees. The bees are somewhat more docile when the ball is just formed. They get testier as time passes. Because they work so hard and collect so much food, aggressive honey bees can swarm 20+ times per year, versus 2-3 times per year for regular honey bees. This increases the opportunities for interactions between humans and aggressive bees.
As development encroaches on previously natural areas, we have more interaction between humans and bees. For example, in Arizona (where the author resides), as desert flowers dry up, the bees move into the Cities for food and water.
Bees usually build hives in spaces that make it difficult for predators to enter: wall voids, attics, under sheds, sprinkler valve boxes, etc. If you see numerous bees entering a small hole in your house, block wall, valve box, etc., you may have a hive.
If you see a swarm or a hive, it is strongly Bienenanzug suggested that you call a professional to eliminate the bees. It is NOT RECOMMENDED that you eliminate the bees yourself unless you have the proper training and equipment, including a quality bee suit. You could endanger yourself, your family and your neighbors by antagonizing the bees.
Andrew Greess is the President of Bee Suits Cheap. The company is the leading provide of professional grade bee suits at discount prices. Greess is a pest control equipment expert, and author of numerous industry articles as well as the Spray Equipment Blog.
