Beekeeping, also known as apiculture, is concerned primarily with the domesticated honey bee, Apis mellifera. This category contains information about beekeeping techniques, pollination, and the husbandry of bees, associations, supplies, and research.
Information about the biology of bees can be found in the Zoology and taxonomic categories.
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Provides a map and information on the spread of these bees into the U.S.
Assisting the development of beekeeping in Africa through sharing information appropriate to the area.
Articles from sci.agriculture.beekeeping newsgroup, logs from the listserv bee-l, FAQ files, and apicultural resources.
Encourages biodynamic agriculture which supports the life of bees, providing them with a safe and healthy environment.
Supplier of horizontal top bar and Warré hives. Also provides a directory of bee related resources.
Non-profit that advocates for bees and their natural environment.
An extension project trying to decrease winter mortality of managed honey bee colonies.
University of Minnesota Extension site has manuals and guides, public and academic courses, and description of their research.
Information about honeybees, their products, biology, diseases and provides guidance to new beekeepers.
Detailed information on history, equipment, breeding, available products, and books from a hobbyist.
Information about beekeeping in the country, and its cultural and economic importance. [Ukrainian, English, and Russian]
Organic beekeeping how-to's and instructional videos using langstroth and top bar hives. Raw honey, hive hosting, bee removal in Boston, MA.
Beekeeping using top bar hives. Free detailed plans for building a top bar hive. Author of The Barefoot Beekeeper.
New Zealand’s largest producer of commercial bumblebee hives; providing natural and efficient pollination of NZ food crops.
Describes the different types of bees, their nests, life cycles, causes of decline, honey, and how we can help them.
The Danish Beekeepers' Association. Includes a diary recounting the activities of an efficient hive owner in Denmark.
Guide for beginners in beekeeping and raising bees. Contains articles about purchasing bees, beehives, and tools.
Supplier of retail top bar hives and hive kits. Several free "how-to" videos on beekeeping using top bar hives.
Top-bar beekeepers in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Monthly local meetings.
Ligurian bee sanctuary in South Australia. Includes information on the bees, beekeeping, and beekeepers of Kangaroo island.
Australian beekeeping information and supplies.
Dutch website with scientific information on the causes and results of honeybee decline and pollinator loss, edited by Utrecht University.
A nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.
Bee hive observations, beekeeping history, rearing queens, beekeeping experiences in the Fiji Islands and the Ukraine.
Beekeeping basics: historical background, equipment, defenses, colony development and honey harvesting.
Organic Beekeepers from the hills of West Auckland in New Zealand.
Offers information for new beekeepers on how to make hives and keep bees. Includes videos, articles and a blog.
Information for consumers, the food industry and the honey industry. Funds research projects and provides merchandising materials.
Management information for both home and commercial fruit and vegetable pollination.
Article by Dr. M. Sanford on the importance of honey bees to agriculture.
Natural beekeeping without treatments for pests or diseases and only minimal interventions. By Michael Bush, author of the three volume book set: "The Practical Beekeeper."
Promotes the Health and Longevity of Honey Bees in Australia.
A honeybee sanctuary promoting sustainable and biodynamic beekeeping.
Building plans and photographs.
Non-profit that advocates for bees and their natural environment.
Supplier of horizontal top bar and Warré hives. Also provides a directory of bee related resources.
University of Minnesota Extension site has manuals and guides, public and academic courses, and description of their research.
Top-bar beekeepers in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Monthly local meetings.
Beekeeping basics: historical background, equipment, defenses, colony development and honey harvesting.
Provides a map and information on the spread of these bees into the U.S.
Promotes the Health and Longevity of Honey Bees in Australia.
A nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.
Organic beekeeping how-to's and instructional videos using langstroth and top bar hives. Raw honey, hive hosting, bee removal in Boston, MA.
Information for consumers, the food industry and the honey industry. Funds research projects and provides merchandising materials.
Natural beekeeping without treatments for pests or diseases and only minimal interventions. By Michael Bush, author of the three volume book set: "The Practical Beekeeper."
Guide for beginners in beekeeping and raising bees. Contains articles about purchasing bees, beehives, and tools.
Beekeeping using top bar hives. Free detailed plans for building a top bar hive. Author of The Barefoot Beekeeper.
Supplier of retail top bar hives and hive kits. Several free "how-to" videos on beekeeping using top bar hives.
Ligurian bee sanctuary in South Australia. Includes information on the bees, beekeeping, and beekeepers of Kangaroo island.
The Danish Beekeepers' Association. Includes a diary recounting the activities of an efficient hive owner in Denmark.
New Zealand’s largest producer of commercial bumblebee hives; providing natural and efficient pollination of NZ food crops.
Information about beekeeping in the country, and its cultural and economic importance. [Ukrainian, English, and Russian]
Articles from sci.agriculture.beekeeping newsgroup, logs from the listserv bee-l, FAQ files, and apicultural resources.
Dutch website with scientific information on the causes and results of honeybee decline and pollinator loss, edited by Utrecht University.
Assisting the development of beekeeping in Africa through sharing information appropriate to the area.
Management information for both home and commercial fruit and vegetable pollination.
A honeybee sanctuary promoting sustainable and biodynamic beekeeping.
Describes the different types of bees, their nests, life cycles, causes of decline, honey, and how we can help them.
Information about honeybees, their products, biology, diseases and provides guidance to new beekeepers.
Australian beekeeping information and supplies.
Encourages biodynamic agriculture which supports the life of bees, providing them with a safe and healthy environment.
Building plans and photographs.
An extension project trying to decrease winter mortality of managed honey bee colonies.
Bee hive observations, beekeeping history, rearing queens, beekeeping experiences in the Fiji Islands and the Ukraine.
Detailed information on history, equipment, breeding, available products, and books from a hobbyist.
Organic Beekeepers from the hills of West Auckland in New Zealand.
Article by Dr. M. Sanford on the importance of honey bees to agriculture.
Offers information for new beekeepers on how to make hives and keep bees. Includes videos, articles and a blog.
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