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Beekeeping Fundamentals

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What is beekeeping?

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The practice of maintaining colonies of honey bees, typically in human-built hives.

What is apiculture?

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The technical term for beekeeping.

What is an apiary?

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A location where beehives are kept.

What is a beekeeper?

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A person who keeps bees.

What is a colony?

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A community of bees living together as a single superorganism.

What is the social structure of a honey bee colony?

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One queen, thousands of workers, a few hundred drones during summer.

What is a queen bee?

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The single reproductive female in a colony; lays all the eggs.

What is a worker bee?

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An infertile female; performs nearly all colony tasks.

What is a drone?

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A male bee whose only purpose is to mate with virgin queens.

How long does a queen live?

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2-5 years; longest of any bee.

How long does a worker live?

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Summer workers ~6 weeks; winter workers can survive 4-6 months.

How long does a drone live?

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A few weeks during the warm season; expelled before winter.

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