Mile Hive Bee Club
Description: linked database showing various topics of practical advice and information on honey bee management.
Apis Information Resource Center
Ever since it was discovered that honey bees could make more than enough honey for themselves, people have attempted to culture these insects for economic gain. Even in today’s modern biotechnology climate, however, human ingenuity continues to be challenged to effectively manage the complex behavior of a honey bee colony. This makes the craft of beekeeping alluring to many who are asking why not me ?
Because of its universal appeal, the honey bee is the world’s most written about insect. Worldwide, over 140 journals are published on the biology and management of Apis mellifera . The origin of the genus “ Apis ” appears to have been written in the stars, associated with the “ sacred bull ” of Egypt. The lioness has also been shown to be related to the honey bee in Etruscan art. Almost every library has several volumes, some very old, on the science and craft (some call it “art”) of apiculture . We now
Mile Hive Bee Club