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thumb|Beekeeper at the College of DuPage, Illinois Beekeeping (or apiculture, from ) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in artificial beehives. Honey bees in the genus Apis are the most commonly kept species but other honey producing bees such as Melipona stingless bees are also kept. Beekeepers (or apiarists) keep bees to collect honey and other products of the hive: beeswax, propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Other sources of beekeeping income include pollination of crops, raising queens, and production of package bees for sale. Bee hives are kept in an apiary or "bee yard".
Beekeeping is the practice of maintaining bee colonies in artificial hives to collect honey and other hive products like beeswax, propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Beekeepers also earn income through pollination services, raising queen bees, and selling package bees.
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Research
2,452 papers- Beekeeping from Antiquity Through the Middle Ages.ReviewAnnual review of entomology · 2017Kritsky GDOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-031616-035115
- Antimicrobials in beekeeping.ReviewVeterinary microbiology · 2012Reybroeck W, Daeseleire E, De Brabander HF et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.01.012
- The Chemical Residues in Secondary Beekeeping Products of Environmental Origin.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Wojtacka JDOI: 10.3390/molecules29163968
- Prospects of probiotics in beekeeping: a review for sustainable approach to boost honeybee health.ReviewArchives of microbiology · 2024Smriti, Rana A, Singh G et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00203-024-03926-4
- Underexplored food safety hazards of beekeeping products: Key knowledge gaps and suggestions for future research.ReviewComprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2024Végh R, Csóka M, Sörös C et al.DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13404
- Sustainable beekeeping: The impact of organic molecules on honey bee health and apiculture.ReviewEnvironmental toxicology and pharmacology · 2025Maggi MD, Mitton GADOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2025.104739
- Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Health Considerations in Commercial Beekeeping.ReviewThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice · 2021Wyns DDOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.06.014
- Beekeeping Livelihood Development in Nepal: Value-Added Opportunities and Professional Support Needs.Journal of economic entomology · 2022Devkota K, Egan PA, Dos Santos CF et al.DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac058
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35 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Scientific study of honey bees
- Hive designs
- 20th and 21st century hive designs
- Pioneers of practical and commercial beekeeping
- Hives and other equipment
- Horizontal hives
- Vertical stackable hives
- Protective clothing
- Smoker
- Hive tool
- Safety and husbandry
- Stings
- Internal temperature of a hive
- Location of hives
- Natural beekeeping
- Urban and backyard beekeeping
- Indoor beekeeping
- Behavior of honey bees
- Colony reproduction
- Factors that trigger swarming
- Artificial swarming
- Pests and diseases
- Diseases
- Parasites
- Predators
- Decreasing lifespan
- Recent developments
- Honey Fraud
- World apiculture
- Gallery: Harvesting honey
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thumb|Beekeeper at the College of DuPage, Illinois Beekeeping (or apiculture, from ) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in artificial beehives. Honey bees in the genus Apis are the most commonly kept species but other honey producing bees such as Melipona stingless bees are also kept. Beekeepers (or apiarists) keep bees to collect honey and other products of the hive: beeswax, propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Other sources of beekeeping income include pollination of crops, raising queens, and production of package bees for sale. Bee hives are kept in an apiary or "bee yard".
The earliest evidence of humans collecting honey are from Spanish caves paintings dated 6,000 BCE, however it is not until 3,100 BCE that there is evidence from Egypt of beekeeping being practiced.
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