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BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT
BEEKEEPING STARTER KIT
SINGLE SPARKSTARTER KITS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
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wax foundation 10x 30pcs
solid bee food10x 3pcs
sugar + top feeder 50kg + 10x
bee colony 10x
langstroth hive + stand 10x
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beekeeper suit +inspection sheet 1x
gloves 1x
smoker + fuel 1x hive tool
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uncapping tool 1x
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bee brush 1x
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varroa atomiser + varroa acid 0,75L 1x
wire frames 1x
varroa strips 20x
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inspection sheet 1x
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transformer 1x
honey extractor1x
honey storage tanks 50L 3xsieve
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EQUIPMENT FOR 10 HIVES
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CHAPTER ONE
THE HIVE, FRAMES, STANDThe Langstroth hive is a house for the bees. The bees raise in the lower box, called deep, their brood. They also store honey and pollen for their own food in the deep. In the top box, called super, the bees store their surplus of honey. This is the honey you will take from them. It is smart to buy at least two supers for each hive in case your bees are making a lot of honey. You should put the hive on a hive stand which is about 30cm high to keep the hive from the ground.
outer cover
inner cover
screened bottom board
varroa screen
bottom board
hive stand
entrance reducer
deep
super (2X)
super frame (2 X 10)
deep frame (10x)
queen devider
CHAPTER TWO
WAX, FOOD & BEES
The foundation is the base on which the bees will build their wax comb. The foundation helps the bees to start faster with making honey. You can buy foundation made from wax and plastic. Plastic is stronger, but on wax bees build their comb faster.
WAX FOUNDATION
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SOLID FOOD
BEE COLONY
You can also make the food your-self by making sugar syrup (see manual). This is cheaper than the solid food.
Each hive has one colony of bees. You can buy bees in a shop, you can catch bees in nature or you can split bee colonies to double them.
Honey is food for the bees. You take away this honey so you have to replace it. You only have to feed the bees at the start, with problems and in winter. You can buy solid food, the advantage is that is has added vitamins.
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wax foundation 10x 30pcs
solid bee food10x 3pcs
sugar + feeder box 50kg + 10x
bee colony 10x
CHAPTER THREE
TOOLS
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BEEKEEPERS SUIT GLOVES SMOKER
HIVE TOOL BEE BRUSH
Most of the experienced beekeepers work with-out gloves, because bare handed you can work more precise. But for beginners gloves give extra security. Make sure you buy gloves have elastics at the end of the cuffs.
The hive tool is a multi pur-pose tool. The main use is to pry the frames loose.
The smoker is an essential tool. Smoke will calm the bees down and relaxed bees will not sting.
Bees will sting, so it is im-portant to protect yourself with a bee suit. Be cau-tious with your pants legs, put them in your boots or socks, make sure there are no openings.
With the bee brush you can softly remove bees.
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beekeeper suit +1x
gloves 1x
smoker + fuel 1x
hive tool 1x
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inspection sheet 1x
INSPECTION SHEET TRANSFORMER WIRE
VARROA STRIPSv ATOMISER VARROA ACID
The transformer you use to heat the wire of the frames. The wire has to be hot to melt the wax foundation on the wire
The varroa atomiser is used to spray the varroa acid.
The wire in frames hold the wax foundation. You have to lace the wire through the small holes of the frames
Strips to keep your hives free of varroa. You only have to do this once after the last harvest of the year. You hang the strips in be-tween the centre frames
Each hive has an inspec-tions sheet. Each time you visit the hive you write down how your hive is do-ing. See chapter 5 for a real inspection sheet
Acid to keep your hives free of varroa. You only have to use this once in the spring
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varroa smoker 1X
wire 1x
varroa acid 0,75L varroa strips
20x
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transformer 1x
CHAPTER FOUR
HARVESTING EQUIPMENT
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UNCAPPING FORK
HONEY EXTRACTOR
SIEVE HONEY STORAGE TANKS 50L
The sieve you use to clean the honey from wax and dirt.
Tanks to store the honey. Honey can stay in good condition for many years. It will only crystallize.
With the uncapping fork you can remove the wax cap from each honey comb cell to extract the honey.
With the honey extractor you can spin the honey out of the frames (Optional)
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uncapping tool 1x
honey extractor 1x
honey storage tanks 50L 3x
sieve 1x
CHAPTER FIVE
INSPECTION SHEETThis is a sheet which you can use to write down the condition of the hive. Each time you visit the hive you can write down the things you notice. It gives you a good overview and you can look back what you have done.
Beetight is a web application for beekeepers. It is a very easy way to manage your hives and track them online or on your phone. It costs only €12 a year.
Phone/ tablet application Beetight
Screen shot Beetight.com website
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