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Honey
bees
are
amazing creatures.
They've been around long before us and
have managed fine without us.
Today they are used in commercial
pollination and honey ventures. They
also provide endless entertainment and fascination for hobby beekeepers
like myself.
Bee
well, Bee healthy and Bee happy.
Rivendale
Apiculture
Western Cape
South Africa
Save
the honey bee - don't let a pest removal company destroy them!
Test
your honey bee knowledge using this fun, multiple choice quiz.
You will
receivea cheesy
certificate
on completion.
The
quiz randomly selects 10 questions from a large database - Ok maybe not
so large, but I am working on it!
The questions are presenting in a multiple choice layout.
Your results are automatically tallied up, weighted with the time taken
to complete and presented as a final percentage score in the Hall of
Fame and Shame. The questions change, each time you take the quiz.
SAAF
The S A A Federation’s goals and aims are to
achieve a prosperous bee keeping industry for all who are involved,
from those who do research to those who bottle honey.
Our members represent 80% of all honey sold in South Africa.
International
links
Public
Forage Zone
Use
this tool to plot your apiary locations and discovery your honey bees
potential foraging zones. Your site locations are visable to all.
Personalise
your SABIO registration number by sharing it with other beekeepers,
correlate your number to your contact details in a searchable database. Access
the unofficial list here
Killer
bees?
A town
is attacked by deadly killer bees after a truck accident causes their
release. The town sheriff must mobilize everyone to safety, but no one
will believe him except a woman who is an expert in beekeeping. Will
the townspeople change their mind before it's too late? Read
more here
Beekeeper
terminology
As
a beekeeper, you should know several common names associated with honey
bees Play
the game
Drink
mead!
In
Africa, mead is consumed in vast quantity. In subsistence economies
honey is harvested from wild, or semi wild hives and is rich in pollen
and debris - perfect for mead making, but not for sale as table honey Makana
Meadery
