HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a Bee Package? A bee package is a wooden frame box with screen on two sides. It is used to transport bees to a new hive. Packages are sold by the pound. There are roughly 3500 bees per pound so a three pound package contains around 10, 000 bees.

Detailed explanation-2: -The basic equipment you need are the components of the hive, protective gear, smoker and hive tool, and the equipment you need for handling the honey crop. The hive is the man-made structure in which the honey bee colony lives. Over the years a wide variety of hives have been developed.

Detailed explanation-3: -By far, the most common hives used by beekeepers are a combination of deep and medium boxes. Deep boxes are typically called brood boxes, and medium boxes are called honey supers. We like to call them deep or medium boxes because the bees can use any size box for any reason.