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Welcome to Beekeeping
Always start your day with your favorite
caffeinated drink!
A look into the art and science of keeping honey bees!
Presented today by: Bob Borkowski
• Beekeeper since 1998, started as a 4-H project with
my son.
• Student at the Institute of Applied Agriculture,
Sustainable Agricultural Business Management
major
• Veteran owner of B & B Apiaries, where our hobby
is turning into a retirement business.
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
Why keep honey bees?
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
One honey bee makes 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime
Ancient cave paintings depict humans “robbing
bee trees” for honey.
Ancient Egyptians traded honey in commerce.
Honey is mentioned five times in the Bible.
John the Baptist survived in the wilderness on
wild honey and locust!
And who could forget this famous honey robber of all time !
According to the National Honey Board beekeepers fall into three categories.
• Commercial beekeeping operations: these are your migratory beekeepers who provide
most of the national pollinations services. They run 300 + colonies in their operations.
• Sideline beekeepers: local beekeeping operations running between 25 and 300
colonies for local pollination and honey production.
• Hobby beekeepers make up 95 % of beekeepers managing up to 25
colonies at a time, usually in their backyards or other small locations.
Honey Production
Beekeeping in the Mid-Atlantic States
Honey production in the Mid-Atlantic States is mostly in flowering trees:
Black Locust Trees (Amber honey)
Tulip Poplar Trees (Dark Amber)
American Holly Trees (Water white honey)
Basswoods (an early blooming tree)
Sourwood (typically in the Appalachian areas)
Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacia Tulip Poplar, Liridendron tulipifera American Holly, Ilex opaca
Flowering trees for honey production in Maryland
Pollination of Crops
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
Honey bees facilitate cross pollination
Colony Collapse Disorder
• Phenomenon first discovered in 2006
• Lots of research was initiated to discover a cause
• No real hard facts as to why this occurs, a host of possibilities exist
• Top of the list is Nutrition, Parasites, and Pesticides
• Visit PlosOne.org to see some of the latest honey bee research
There are three species of honey bees used in Maryland
Italian Hybrid: Carniolan Italian Bee Russian
These species have favorable traits, mostly they are gentle to work with and overwinter well.
You’ll need some equipment to get you started!
Outer Cover
Inner Cover
Section (comb) Honey Super
Shallow honey super(liquid honey
Queen Excluder (optional)
Brood or Deep Super ( Queen egg
laying and raising young bees and
replacements
Bottom Board (solid or screened)
Hive Stand (optional)
Let’s Order Some Honey Bees
Three ways to obtain honey bees:
• Three Pound Packages
• Nucleus Colony
• Whole Colony
Swarms are also good way to obtain bees but a bit riskier
Catching Honey Bee Swarms
Not for the faint of heart!
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
You’ve ordered your equipment and your honey bees now, you need a place to put your new colonies
You first need to orient your hive entrances towards the South, Southeast
Away from areas of high winds (hill tops) and cold stagnate air (near gullies)
There are three caste of honey bees in each colony:
• An average colony contains 60,000 honey bees
• They are the workers, infertile females 60,000, the queen, the only fertile female, and the drones, haploid males
300-1,000
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
300-1,000 up to 60,000 1
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
Brood area of a frame of honey bees
Starter Queen Cells, made by the bees
Artificial Queen Cells
An Italian Queen
A Carniolan Queen
A Russian Queen
Harvesting Honey
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
The beginning of the harvest, or extracting process
Cutting away the wax capping
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
Bottling Honey
Products of the Hive
Butterfly gardens will attract honey bees and other pollinators
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski
Let’s not forget Bumble Bees
Need we say more !
Beekeeping Clubs in Maryland
There are local, county-oriented beekeeping clubs across Maryland. This is your chance to meet
beekeepers, understand beekeeping in your local area, and perhaps get some experience at
working with bees while getting early access to Spring beekeeping instruction.
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: President: Walter Shreeve,
bshreve@atlanticbb.net
ANNE ARUNDEL BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Lindsay Barranco, lbarranco@comcast.net,
APPALACHIAN BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Acting President: Hop Cassidy,
hopsshop@verizon.net
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND BEEKEEPERS, President: Chip Whipkey (240) 925-
2196, ralphwhipkey@gmail.com
BALTIMORE BACKYARD BEEKEEPERS NETWORK, President: Beth Sherring,
bethsherring@gmail.com
BUMBA: BOWIE UPPER MARLBORO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: Robert Greenwell,
(410) 279-308, rfgreenwell@aol.com
CARROLL COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: Fred Sypher,
Info@CarrollCountyBeekeepers.org
CENTRAL MARYLAND BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: Roger Williams,
president@centralmarylandbees.org
DC BEEKEEPERS ALLIANCE, Toni Burnham, dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org, (202) 255-4318
FREDERICK COUNTY BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION, President: Rose Aurigemma,
info@frederickbees.org
HOWARD COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Jason Ellis, hocobeekeepersassoc@gmail.com
HAGERSTOWN VALLEY APIAN SOCIETY, President: Mark & Sara Gibson (301) 371-0811,
mgibson@comsearch.com
LOWER EASTERN SHORE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, www.lowershorebeekeepers.org
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President:Tim McMahon,
timmcmahonbeekeeper@gmail.com
SUSQUEHANNA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION. President: Harry Dutcher, bspaboy@comcast.net
BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, www.beekeepersnova
WYE RIVER BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Contact: BeeGeorgehoney@hotmail.com
Beekeeping "Short Courses" in Maryland (next sessions in 2015)
Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski

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Welcome to Beekeeping, by Robert Borkowski

  • 2. Always start your day with your favorite caffeinated drink!
  • 3. A look into the art and science of keeping honey bees! Presented today by: Bob Borkowski • Beekeeper since 1998, started as a 4-H project with my son. • Student at the Institute of Applied Agriculture, Sustainable Agricultural Business Management major • Veteran owner of B & B Apiaries, where our hobby is turning into a retirement business.
  • 7. One honey bee makes 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime
  • 8. Ancient cave paintings depict humans “robbing bee trees” for honey. Ancient Egyptians traded honey in commerce. Honey is mentioned five times in the Bible. John the Baptist survived in the wilderness on wild honey and locust!
  • 9. And who could forget this famous honey robber of all time !
  • 10. According to the National Honey Board beekeepers fall into three categories. • Commercial beekeeping operations: these are your migratory beekeepers who provide most of the national pollinations services. They run 300 + colonies in their operations. • Sideline beekeepers: local beekeeping operations running between 25 and 300 colonies for local pollination and honey production. • Hobby beekeepers make up 95 % of beekeepers managing up to 25 colonies at a time, usually in their backyards or other small locations.
  • 12. Beekeeping in the Mid-Atlantic States Honey production in the Mid-Atlantic States is mostly in flowering trees: Black Locust Trees (Amber honey) Tulip Poplar Trees (Dark Amber) American Holly Trees (Water white honey) Basswoods (an early blooming tree) Sourwood (typically in the Appalachian areas)
  • 13. Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacia Tulip Poplar, Liridendron tulipifera American Holly, Ilex opaca Flowering trees for honey production in Maryland
  • 16. Honey bees facilitate cross pollination
  • 17. Colony Collapse Disorder • Phenomenon first discovered in 2006 • Lots of research was initiated to discover a cause • No real hard facts as to why this occurs, a host of possibilities exist • Top of the list is Nutrition, Parasites, and Pesticides • Visit PlosOne.org to see some of the latest honey bee research
  • 18. There are three species of honey bees used in Maryland Italian Hybrid: Carniolan Italian Bee Russian
  • 19. These species have favorable traits, mostly they are gentle to work with and overwinter well.
  • 20. You’ll need some equipment to get you started!
  • 21. Outer Cover Inner Cover Section (comb) Honey Super Shallow honey super(liquid honey Queen Excluder (optional) Brood or Deep Super ( Queen egg laying and raising young bees and replacements Bottom Board (solid or screened) Hive Stand (optional)
  • 22. Let’s Order Some Honey Bees Three ways to obtain honey bees: • Three Pound Packages • Nucleus Colony • Whole Colony Swarms are also good way to obtain bees but a bit riskier
  • 23. Catching Honey Bee Swarms Not for the faint of heart!
  • 24. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION You’ve ordered your equipment and your honey bees now, you need a place to put your new colonies You first need to orient your hive entrances towards the South, Southeast Away from areas of high winds (hill tops) and cold stagnate air (near gullies)
  • 25. There are three caste of honey bees in each colony: • An average colony contains 60,000 honey bees • They are the workers, infertile females 60,000, the queen, the only fertile female, and the drones, haploid males 300-1,000
  • 27. 300-1,000 up to 60,000 1
  • 30. Brood area of a frame of honey bees
  • 31. Starter Queen Cells, made by the bees
  • 38. The beginning of the harvest, or extracting process
  • 39. Cutting away the wax capping
  • 44. Butterfly gardens will attract honey bees and other pollinators
  • 46. Let’s not forget Bumble Bees
  • 47. Need we say more !
  • 48. Beekeeping Clubs in Maryland There are local, county-oriented beekeeping clubs across Maryland. This is your chance to meet beekeepers, understand beekeeping in your local area, and perhaps get some experience at working with bees while getting early access to Spring beekeeping instruction. ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: President: Walter Shreeve, bshreve@atlanticbb.net ANNE ARUNDEL BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Lindsay Barranco, lbarranco@comcast.net, APPALACHIAN BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Acting President: Hop Cassidy, hopsshop@verizon.net ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND BEEKEEPERS, President: Chip Whipkey (240) 925- 2196, ralphwhipkey@gmail.com BALTIMORE BACKYARD BEEKEEPERS NETWORK, President: Beth Sherring, bethsherring@gmail.com BUMBA: BOWIE UPPER MARLBORO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: Robert Greenwell, (410) 279-308, rfgreenwell@aol.com CARROLL COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: Fred Sypher, Info@CarrollCountyBeekeepers.org CENTRAL MARYLAND BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President: Roger Williams, president@centralmarylandbees.org DC BEEKEEPERS ALLIANCE, Toni Burnham, dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org, (202) 255-4318 FREDERICK COUNTY BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION, President: Rose Aurigemma, info@frederickbees.org HOWARD COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Jason Ellis, hocobeekeepersassoc@gmail.com HAGERSTOWN VALLEY APIAN SOCIETY, President: Mark & Sara Gibson (301) 371-0811, mgibson@comsearch.com LOWER EASTERN SHORE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, www.lowershorebeekeepers.org MONTGOMERY COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, President:Tim McMahon, timmcmahonbeekeeper@gmail.com SUSQUEHANNA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION. President: Harry Dutcher, bspaboy@comcast.net BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, www.beekeepersnova WYE RIVER BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, Contact: BeeGeorgehoney@hotmail.com Beekeeping "Short Courses" in Maryland (next sessions in 2015)