What is the best book to learn about beekeeping?

Best Beekeeping Books For Getting Started

  • The Beekeeper’s Handbook.
  • The Backyard Beekeeper – An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden.
  • Beekeeping for dummies.
  • The Beekeeper’s Bible (Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses)
  • Honey Bee Biology And Beekeeping.
  • The Practical Beekeeper.

Who is the father of apiculture?

Johann Dzierzon is considered the father of modern apiology and apiculture. Most modern beehives derive from his design.

Who is the father of Indian apiculture?

1.2) L.L.Langstroth is known as Father of Modern Beekeeping.

What is a bee book?

The Bee Book shows you step-by-step how to create a bee-friendly garden, get started in beekeeping, and harness the power of honey for well-being. Fully illustrated with full-color photographs throughout, this beautiful guide covers everything you need to know to start your own backyard hive, from setup to harvest.

How does a Langstroth hive work?

In a Langstroth hive, the bees build honeycomb into frames, which can be moved with ease. The frames are designed to prevent bees from attaching honeycombs where they would either connect adjacent frames, or connect frames to the walls of the hive.

What was the first bee?

The oldest known bee in amber is about 80 million years old, and is of a type known as a stingless bee, similar to species that live today in South America. These are advanced social bees that live in vast colonies, so it is a pretty good guess that the earliest bees were on the wing long before this.

Which is the best time to start keeping bees?

spring
In most areas, spring is the best time to start your beekeeping journey. As the cold season ends, an increase in forage makes it the perfect environment for a new hive to thrive. Plus expanding colonies make it the easiest time to source a colony of bees to call your own.

How much land do you need for beekeeping?

Local laws and regulations The minimum lot size required for beekeeping shall be 6,000 square feet. No hive shall be established or kept within 10 feet of a property line.