Beekeeping Development Tanzania ltd P.O.Box 704, Arusha Tanzania

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1 Beekeeping Development Tanzania ltd P.O.Box 704, Arusha Tanzania Tel Mobile: bdtltz@gmail.com bdtl@hotmail.co.uk Website:

2 Bee keeping

3 HONEY BEES Social insect Live in swarms Controlled by Queen Bee Swarm so as to multiply Sting to protect food

4 BEE KEEPING FOR FOOD PRODUCTION Pollinating crops Increasing crop yields Improving quality of produce Improving taste of produce Improving the shape and size of the fruits

5 BEE KEEPING FOR FOOD PRODUCTION Bee keeping not only produces a very valuable product HONEY but plays an important role in our food production by increasing crop yields by POLLINATION bean Sun Flower

6 BEE KEEPING FOR ENVIRONMENT Increasing seed production of wild vegetation Providing natural habitat for wild pollinators

7 QUEEN BEE

8 DRONE BEE

9 WORKER BEE

10 THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE HONEY BEES Queen laying Larva pupa Adult bees

11 THE FOOD FOR HONEY BEES Honey WATER Pollen

12 THE PRODUCTS FROM HONEY BEES Honey Pollen Wax Propolis Royal jelly Bee venom

13 THE PRODUCTS FROM HONEY BEES Honey Bees Wax Royal Jelly Pollen Propolis

14 DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEE HIVES TRADITIONAL BEE HIVES (LOG HIVE,BASKET ETC.) TRANSITIONAL BEEHIVES(TOP BAR HIVES) MODERN BEE HIVES/COMMECIAL (LANGSTROTH BEE HIVE)

15 THE HOUSE OF THE HONEY BEES Traditional log hive Top bar hive Langstroth bee hive Back hive

16 BEE KEEPING FOR COMMERCIAL HONEY PRODUCTION Production of high quality and quantity of honey Management of production is easier

17 BEE KEEPING FOR COMMERCIAL HONEY PRODUCTION

18 BEE HIVES FOR COMMERCIAL HONEY PRODUCTION

19 BEE HIVES FOR COMMERCIAL HONEY PRODUCTION

20 STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR MODERN BEE KEEPING MODERN BEE HIVE ( Langstroth bee hive) BROOD BOX SUPER BOX QUEEN EXCLUDER CLEARER BOARD SMOKER HIVE TOOL BEE SUIT GOOD SMOKING MATERIAL SOLAR WAX MELTER

21 BROOD FRAMES

22 SUPER FRAMES

23 BEE SUIT

24 SOLAR WAX MELTER

25 GETTING STARTED Identify a suitable area to hang bee hives to colonize Hang hive without super and queen excluder to catch bees Make sure hives are well placed and protected against predators

26 SITING FOR APIARY Site apiary for easy access Bee foraging areas Site apiary near water source Site apiary away from human habitation and activities

27 CATCHING A SWARM

28 MOVING COLONY TO APIARY Confine bees in the hive and in darkness Strap bee hive for movement If bees are to be moved to a distant location place screen instead of roof

29 MOVING BEE HIVES

30 1 st INSPECTION Be equipped with the necessary protective gear and an efficient SMOKER Inspect the colony for a queen Inspect the colony to determine the size

31 1 st INSPECTION

32 HARVESTING SUPER Be equipped with the necessary protective gear and an efficient SMOKER If the bee hive is located near human activity work on bees at dusk Establish that 80% of the super frames are CAPPED After sufficient smoking of the bees place clearer board between the fully capped super and empty one or brood box Leave clearer board for 24 hrs Return to the hive and remove full super and replace with empty one

33 HARVESTING SUPER

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35 HARVESTING SUPER

36 Human vandalism Honey badger Ants Rats and mice Beetles Bee eaters Wax moth Bee louse PESTS

37 DISEASES VARROASIS(VARROA MITES) AMERICAN FOUL BROOD EUROPEAN FOUL BROOD

38 DISEASES AND PESTS Rats Honey badger Wax moth

39 CENTRIFUGE MACHINE HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF HONEY

40 HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF HONEY FULLY CAPPED COMBS

41 HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF HONEY SEMI PROCESSING UNIT

42 PACKAGING OF HONEY UTILIZATION OF HIGH QUALITY PACKAGING MATERIALS PACK HONEY ACCORDING TO PLACE, FLAVOURS AND COLOURS CLEARLY INDICATE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION ON THE LABELS

43 PACKAGED HONEY

44 ECONOMICS OF BEE KEEPING Cost of equipment Honey production per hive (10-15)kg Selling price of honey (Tsh. 11,000 per kg) If we have 3 harvesting season per year At least you can harvest 30kg per hive *11000 = 330,000/=

45 THANK YOU Preserving Nature PREPARED BY : RICHARD E.GOMBE CHIEF OPERATIONS BDTL ARUSHA-TANZANIA