Beekeeping in Texas, California, Florida, Arizona

The beginnings of beekeeping date back to 2400 BC during Egyptian rule. This is a long tradition of raising and managing of bees for the purpose of honey production that is vital for domesticating bees and pollinating flowers. Beekeepers also raise bees for sale to other beekeepers.

Bee hives are kept on a place called an apiary or bee yard. They consist of multiple beehives, each containing several thousand bees. What is important to know about beekeepers is that they will sometimes remove swarms or bee hives on your property for free. This is mostly dependent on the time of the year. This presents a great solution for you and the beekeeper — a win-win for everyone!

Bees are kept in man-made structures that contain movable honey combs. This results in better and easier management of the bees. Each hive produces 20 to 30 pounds of honey on average per a season. However, some bee hives can produce as much as 60 pounds of honey.

The hardest part of beekeeping is preventing swarms which are part of the natural reproductive cycle for bees. Swarming results in a loss of bees, depleting the population of bee hives to the point where they will not be able to produce any honey for the entire season.

There are however many ways to prevent swarming. Beekeepers will often clip the queen’s wings or rearranging honeycombs so that it appears to the bees that they have no reserves. However, the most common way to prevent swarming is to separate the queen and her nurse bees from the worker bees. With no foragers, the queen will not be motivated to swarm, and with no queen, the workers will not be able to swarm.

Swarm capturing is a common service that beekeepers provide and will sometimes do it for free. Free swarm capturing and bee hive removal most often occurs in spring and early summer. If you have a swarm or bee hive that needs removing, contact Bee Safe today.