University of Guelph apiary, behind the bee lab. This photo was taken around 1987-1988 (during my time as a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Gard Otis), during the fall. Viewed: 1626 times.
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An apiary of Apis mellifera near the rubber tree forests in Yunnan, China. Rubber trees have extra-floral nectaries and can produce high yield (but considered so so quality) honey. The owner tells me he sells only about 400 yuan ($50 US) per ton of honey. March 28, 2002. Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Viewed: 1775 times.
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Streetside beekeeping. Migrating beekeepers have their bees, a portable wooden house, in Beijing, right on the road side. I was told that they were move north soon so here is more like a rest stop. Beijing, China. June 7, 2001. Viewed: 1457 times.
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There were about 6-7 different bee-houses each representing a family (usually a couple) in a small stretch of road near the outskirts of Beijing. Beijing, China. June 7, 2001. Viewed: 1375 times.
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A high security bee yard in South Africa. Apparently bee colonies get stolen quite often there, requiring this for theft prevention. South Africa. Oct 31, 2001. Viewed: 1383 times.
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Apis cerana kept in fixed wooden boxes. These were then left in the balcony of a government office building and apartment. In the far background you can see a similar hive on a stand. Out of the 2 million colonies of Apis cerana in China, some are still kept this way, in hives with non-movable frames. Yunnan, China. May, 2001. *Viewed: 1502 times.
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Front yard beekeeping of Apis cerana colonies. This is at Puwa, a place about 100 km from Beijing. With very tough terrain, it took us about 4 hours to travel there from Beijing. We were there to look for varroa mites (nothing) and to buy two colonies for research. May 12, 2001. Viewed: 1434 times.
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Colonies of the now famous Russian bees (imported from Russia to fight against the varroa mites) at the Baton Rouge USDA bee lab apiary. May, 1999. Viewed: 1541 times.
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