Beekeeping Facts
The practice of maintaining colonies of bees, typically in manmade hives, is called this.
What is beekeeping?
Bees pollinate ___ percentage of flowering plants.
What is 75%?
This career involves breeding queens and selling them to other beekeepers
What is a queen breeder?
This is the most common hive used commercially, known for its rectangular design and stackability.
What is a Langstrom Hive?
This substance, produced by bees, is used in candles and cosmetics.
What is beeswax?
This career path is what the UTSA HONEY Pathway focuses on for its summer programs.
What are the Medicinal Properties of Bee Products?
This part of a Langstrom hive is where surplus honey is stored.
What is a super?
Climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and disease are all causes of this global issue
What is bee population decline?
Backgrounds in these academic subjects prove helpful in beekeeping careers.
During hive inspections, this tool is used to pry apart frames that are stuck together.
What is a hive tool?
In Langstrom hives, where is the brood located?
What is a hive body/brood box?
Creating pollinator-friendly landscapes, advocating for bee-friendly policies, and teaching beekeeping workshops are examples of careers in this field.
What are conservation and education?
Compared to other hive designs, these two hive types encourage natural honeybee behavior.
What are Top Bar and Warre?
What is bee venom?
Knowledge of bee biology, ecology, and financial management can help you succeed in this business-oriented beekeeping path.
What is entrepreneurship?