Beekeeping
Beekeeping or apiculture is a long practiced activity in many parts of the world but is often done with very simple equipment. Approaches vary in different regions to suit local circumstances but there are often ways in which practices can be improved.
This section contains the Basic Beekeeping Manual written by Pam Gregory and published by The UK National Bee Unit at the Food and Environmental Agency (fera). It is available in English, French, Chichewa, Kinyarwanda, Shona and Swahili.
It has been split into ten sections which can be downloaded individually.
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: The life of the bee
Part 3: How to keep safe when beekeeping
Part 4: How to make a simple bee veil
Part 5: How to make a movable comb top bar beehive
Part 6: How to set up a good apiary
Part 7: How to manage bees
Part 8: How to harvest quality honey
Part 9: How to extract quality honey
Part 10: How to harvest beeswax
General Resources
An Introduction to Beekeeping
This Technical Brief looks at some of the basic considerations of beekeeping on a small scale, with diagrams...
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 01
This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 01 - Igitabo Cya 1 Cy'ubuvumvu Bw'ibanze 01
This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 01 - Kimeta Njuchi Buku 1 01
This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 01 - Kutanga Kuchengeta Nyuchi Chinyorwa 1 01
This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 01 - Manual 1 D'apiculture Elementaire 01
This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 01 - Nakala Ya Ufagaji Wa Nyuki 1 01
This is the intoductory section to the Basic Beekeeping Manual
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 02
This section explains about the life of the bee.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 02 - Igitabo Cya 1 Cy'ubuvumvu Bw'ibanze 02
This section explains about the life of the bee.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 02 - Kimeta Njuchi Buku 1 02
This section explains about the life of the bee.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 02 - Kutanga Kuchengeta Nyuchi Chinyorwa 1 02
This section explains about the life of the bee.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 02 - Manual 1 D'apiculture Elementaire 02
This section explains about the life of the bee.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 02 - Nakala Ya Ufugaji Wa Nyuki 1 02
This section explains about the life of the bee.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 03
This section of Basic Beekeeping looks at how to keep safe when beekeeping.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 03 - Igitabo Cya 1 Cy'ubuvumvu Bw'ibanze 03
This section of Basic Beekeeping looks at how to keep safe when beekeeping.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 03 - Kimeta Njuchi Buku 1 03
This section of Basic Beekeeping looks at how to keep safe when beekeeping.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 03 - Kutanga Kuchengeta Nyuchi Chinyorwa 1 03
This section of Basic Beekeeping looks at how to keep safe when beekeeping.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 03 - Manual 1 D'apiculture Elementaire 03
This section of Basic Beekeeping looks at how to keep safe when beekeeping.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 03 - Nakala Ya Ufugaji Wa Nyuki 1 03
This section of Basic Beekeeping looks at how to keep safe when beekeeping.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1 Part 04
This section of Basic Beekeeping describes how to make a simple bee veil.
Beekeeping in Nepal
Also available Made Good provides information on beekeeping
Bee-keeping Made Good
Build Your Own National Beehive Made Good
