1. Beekeeping

2. What is Beekeeping?  Beekeeping is Applied Bee Biology  Beekeeping is Anticipation not merely reaction  Beekeeping is Colony Population Management

3. What is Beekeeping?  Beekeeping is Science &Art

4. Beekeeping – the real KEY!

6. Beekeeping – the KEY! Manage colonies Manage colonies intensively intensively or orextensively

7. Beekeeping History  Human as Hunter

8. Beekeeping History

9.  Human as Primitive Beekeeper Beekeeper

10. Beekeeping History Skep beekeeping Revolutionary war-era beekeeping – 2 gums & 2 skeps

11. Beekeeping History  Human as Beekeeper Rev L.L. Langstroth

12. Beekeeping Basics  Knowledge of bee science  Knowledge of bee botany  Familiarity with modern agriculture  Some elementary economics  Tolls & ability to work with wood  Ability to keep vehicles running +

13. Beekeeping Basics  Knowledge of bee science  Knowledge of bee botany  Familiarity with modern agriculture  Some elementary economics  Tolls & ability to work with wood  Ability to keep vehicles running  Fortitude to take bee stings

14. Bee Stings 101  They HURT and.... we REACT we REACT

15. Bee Stings 201  Normal Reaction ► Pain ► Pain ► Wheal develops at puncture site ► Wheal develops at puncture site ► Redness develops around wheal ► Redness develops around wheal ► Swelling ► Swelling - a little at site - a lot at site (large local) ► Itching ► Itching

16. Normal Reaction

17. Bee Stings 201  Normal Reaction  Allergic Reaction ► widespread, rapid swelling ►itching of body ► widespread, rapid swelling ► itching of body ►disorientation feeling ► disorientation feeling ►stomach upset ► stomach upset ►oss of consciousness ► Loss of consciousness

18. Bee Stings 201  Normal Reaction  Allergic Reaction  Toxic Reaction  Too many stings at one time

19. Too Many Stings!!

20. Bee Stings 401  What to do to avoid being stung.....          And if you receive multiple stings ?

21. Bee Stings 601

22. Beekeeping Picture yourself here

23. Review Questions  What is beekeeping? Explain how statements (Beekeeping is Applied Bee Biology or Beekeeping is Anticipation not Reaction or Beekeeping is Colony Population Management or finally Beekeeping is Both Science and Art) might adequately describe Beekeeping. Show essence of beekeeping in graph form.  Describe the development of human beekeeping from robbing to today’s stewardship.  Who is L.L. Langstroth? Why do we term him the Father of Modern Beekeeping?  What are basics of bee culture?  Explain the reaction humans might expect from a be sting. How does an allergic reaction differ from a normal one? Why do many persons believe they have a sting allergic when in fact they do not? What is a toxic reaction? Are several stings at one time a more serious health concern compaped to one or a few?  List 7 things that might help avoid bee stings?

24. Follow up Exercises  Demonstrate the sting response using yourself as victim.  Have students pick a topic from history and get information to present as paper or class speech. NOTE: you can have them pick from a list or come up with their own topic.  View a video such as NJ “A bee Movie” or Penn State VHS “Why Honey bees?” and critique for content and presentation. Interview one or more beekeepers asking how they started and why, what skills do they have that make them beekeeprs and how they handle bee stings.

25. Bee Stings 401  What to do to avoid being stung..... being stung.....  proper clothing  smoker  best environmental conditions  scrape sting out promptly  slow movements- no jerking or ‘windmills’  extra care around hive/flowers  don’t remove veil too soon  keep gentle bee stock