Categoria: Science
Created by: absit.nomen
Number of Blossarys: 5
English (EN)
Most beekeepers wear protective clothing. Novice beekeepers usually wear gloves and a hooded suit or hat and veil. Experienced beekeepers sometimes elect not to use gloves because they inhibit ...
Honey extractor is a mechanical device used in the honey extraction. Frames are placed in a spinning drum, where honey flings out under centrifugal force.
A veil is a cloth which guards beekeeper's face from bees. It is placed on the hat of a beekeeper, and is usually transparent, so that beekeepers can see what they are doing.
Bee smoker is a beekeeping tool. Smoke goes out of it and it is used to calm the bees before hive inspection or honey extraction.
Beekeeping fork is used to open the honey comb (by removing the wax cap from the cells on honey comb).
Bee(keeping) brush is а soft bristled brush that can be used to gently, and harmlessly, remove bees from a surface.
Hive tool can be used for loosening hive bodies and frames, removing excess bur comb or to scrape propolis from the hive parts.
