Other Animals am new farmer in beekeeping. how long does it take to harvest? what signs show the hive is ready for harvesting?

[Gordonmasara]

am new farmer in beekeeping. how long does it take to harvest? what signs show the hive is ready for harvesting?

 

[nedward]

Honey production follows a cycle depending on available forage. Harvesting comes however after good plants blossoms (flowering) during this stage the bees are aggressive and stings at slightest provocation. The bees stay in for long time. Rule of thumb , always harvest honey before rains starts as the bees will consume it all during wet season.

 

[ekai_jonathan]

What's the behavior of bees in terms of production in hot and dry areas?

 

[nedward]

Depending on the forage availability, which can be natural or artificial, production of honey follows pattern of plants blossoms. In absence of natural forage one can maintain artificial flow by planting forages for bees. Remember the honey taste depends on forage type during honey flow period.

 

[Njorgge]

What's the right size of beehive

 

[Janssen]

What's the right size of beehive

A Langstroth Hive is best.

 

[nedward]

Kindly trying posting you the possible dimension see below. Don't stack more than 3

 

[Gaston Ernest Kiberenge]

• If a bee colony

• Kindly trying posting you the possible dimension see below. Don't stack more than 3

  colony oc cupies a bee hive now ,when likely can one expect the bee hive to have honey ready for harvest ?!

 

[nedward]

Point to note is that bees normaly make honey as their food reserve during wet season. This measns that the hives should be ripe not deep into the rainy season. Otherwise any new hive colonised during rainy season don't expect any honey untill after 3months