Story: Beekeeping All images & media From page 1 – First bees and early beekeeping Flowing with honey Proposed container for importing bees Model apiary, Christchurch International Exhibition, 1906–7 Ex-serviceman beekeeper From page 2 – Bee species New Zealand’s bee species Collecting honeydew Bumblebee distribution From page 3 – The bee colony Bee life cycle Queen surrounded by workers Wild bee colony From page 4 – Bee activities and communication Collecting pollen Taking nectar from a flower Waggle dance From page 5 – Managing the beehive Beehives (1st of 2) Smoking the hive (2nd of 2) Wax comb preparation Capped and uncapped cells Beehive entrance From page 6 – Beekeepers Honey harvest Winter feeding Extracting honey Rent-a-bee From page 7 – Products Bee products Bee cured Packages of bees for export Honeybee on clover From page 8 – Diseases and their control Burning an infected hive Hive inspection Varroa bee mite
