subject: 6 Essential Bee Equipment [print this page] Beekeeping is one of the most popular kinds of business now days. It can bring you a big amount of income in just simply a matter of short time once you have started very well in its field. Of course, just like any other natures of business, before you can reach the top of success, you must first learn and master everything about beekeeping.
One of the most important things that one should put into consideration when it comes to dealing with beekeeping business is the bee equipment. In order to start successfully the business, you should first produce all the necessary tools.
There is actually a lot of equipment that you need to consider and some of the most important bee equipment is as follows:
Beehive your beehive should have five supers that is for the fact that supers are very significant part of the hive for these are where the bees will be keeping the honey. The five supers should be located between the bottom of the hive as well as the hive cover. These are very vital part of the hive not only for storing honey but for also raising young bees. In fact, you can select a hive with shallow supers or simply deep supers. The good thing about deep supers is that they allow beekeepers to buy only one size foundation.
Spacer this piece of tool is used by beekeepers in keeping an equal amount of space between the frames whilst they are in the super.
Smoker this is another very important bee equipment that one should mull over. You need smoker to encourage the bees to leave the hive when you are preparing to harvest the honey as well as to make them calm. This piece of equipment consists of a funnel, a combustion chamber, and bellows.
Metal hive tool this tool is often used to pry open the hive, divide the hive bodies and to scrape the frames clean.
Bee brush this essential equipment for beekeeping is used to gently brush bees out of the way in order that the beekeeper can examine the frames.
Fumer board this equipment is important when it is time to harvest your honey. This is a kind of board that is covered with bee removing chemicals and being used to encourage the bees to leave a super.
