Table of Contents The Ancient Tradition of Beekeeping Table of Contents Introduction History of Beekeeping Getting the Beehives Placing the Hives A Traditional Natural Hive Top Bar Hive Movable Frame Hives Fixed Honeycomb Beekeeping Equipment Smoker Protective Clothing Hive tool The Life of a Honeybee Bee stings Beekeeping in Your Backyard The Mating Flight A Drone's Life Impulse to Swarm Artificial Raising of Queens Conclusion Harvesting Time Indigenous Peoples Tips for Attracting Bees Author Bio Publisher Introduction When I tell you offhand to give me your immediate response the moment you hear the word Honeybee, your response is going to be "honey," about 99.9% of the time. And then after that, you are going to say "beeswax." But the product of a beehive is not restricted to just these two items. It also has royal jelly, pollen, and propolis. All of these products have traditionally been in use by mankind for the propagation of good health, beauty, and products in use around the house and as a health food for millenniums, going back to prehistoric times. So this book is going to tell you all about how you are going to be introduced to bees, and if you are enterprising enough to keep them in your backyard, you are soon going to be called an apiarist, keeping a number of your hives in your apiary.