Basic Knowledge In Agriculture #44

in Steem-Agro10 months ago

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Quite a privy to be here again after while , on that , my kind regards to everyone.

To be honest I really touched , like "wow" what is it about this particular one again "Apiculture" , further truth is that I knew about beekeeping indeed that bees can be rearing , but the term Apiculture was what baffles me.

Upon , my knowledge that the whole hints mainly about beekeeping, there I get inclined to participate and this.

"Discuss On Apiculture"

Yes , since the mother as an Agriculture is the science which has to do with the production of crops , livestock and all of that.

Plainly an Apiculture as the 🐝 beekeeping is basically the science , practical or concerted effort engage by an interest or a specialized farmer's towards ensuring the continuous availability and sustainability of related bees produce.

Apiculture unlike some other brand of agriculture , since bees are the dangerous creature on their kind. It does takes more carefulness. As the farmer ought to considered certain factors before getting engage in beekeeping.

A potential farmer's among others who definitely desired to get into beekeeping most note these:

That , bees have such potency of moving efficiently because of their two balancing wings.

That, some bees like female most especially workers bees can sting and they also have venom.

That , 🐝 bees always protecting their colony in which any careless move by any given farmer's or person's close can be in deadly danger.

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With that image above is well plained that given farmer's among others ought to consider their protection before getting involve into beekeeping.

The importance of beekeeping is quite enormous to some extent, to begins with bees are the pollen engine , because they are capable of carrying out pollination of applicable flowers and crops for the farmers. As a farmer's if you want bees to pollinates for you , then you do need to plant more flowers and crops that have nectar.

The most important aspect for 🐝 beekeeping is for the honey which they can excrete , then the beeswax which is very useful for the cosmetic industry , polish industry and even for the pharmaceutical industry.

"Discuss on the types of Apiculture"

Looking into types of bees would also get know how bees are keep and breed. Before I get into types there are various ways in which bees can be keeping or breeding.

The colony of 🐝 bee can be keeping in a hive , tree trunk , in between ceiling and a rooftops even within some hidden grot.

Types of Apiculture

There are mainly two types of Apiculture which are

  • Subsistence
  • Commercial

Yes looking at Subsistence nature of Apiculture this can be done just like a hobby that due to a farmer's developed love for bees produce most especially honey. And can be carryout within both rural and urban related area.

Subsistence nature of Apiculture is that type of Apiculture in which a farmer and his or her family can get involved into beekeeping, basically to enable bees activities within their farm possibly and for the bees produce , in which the concerned farmer's can also sell those bees produce if it's excess.

Commercial nature of Apiculture

This very nature of Apiculture is what boost the farmers economy , the nation and also improve standard of living among the foremost employees and all the channels involved in terms of those industries rely on bees produce like beeswax.

This type of Apiculture required the farmer's to implore all available nature of modernized techniques and possible best practices, so as to gain desirable bees produce yields.

This very type of Apiculture can be carryout within both rural and urban area depend upon the farmers choice and availability of useable space or land.

"Talk about the challenges encountered in Apiculture and the solution to this problems"

Briefly since challenges seems inevitable in life and in business. The major challenge should be the danger from the bees the given farmer's would face if not well protected.

For the side of hives and colonies should be pest and some sort of disease , such as wax mort and foulbrood.

Solution

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  • Defined your personal protection as a beekeeper's to avoid problems while checking on bees colony

  • Avoid early spraying of pesticides on those flowers or crops with nectars that usually attracted to bees

  • Keep the hives clean always

  • Do daily check on the hives and 🐝 bee colony to ensure they are healthy and free from any other insects capable of causing disease to the bees.

Here I extend my invites to @okere-blessing @dove11 @missyleo

Thank you.

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