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A beekeeper is a fascinating and rewarding profession. With constant communication with bees, the human body accumulates many healing substances that increase immunity and prolong life. Longevity among beekeepers is a common phenomenon.
This profession is suitable for balanced and calm people. Stress and nervousness shorten life, and regularity and self-control act in the opposite direction. Honey and bee venom benefit the body.
Description of the profession "beekeeper"
Beekeeping has gone through several stages of development: the craft and terms have changed, new techniques and skills have emerged. Those who worked with bees were called: beekeeper, beekeeper, wild honey hunter, beekeeper. Specialists passed on knowledge to new generations, thus honing the profession of “beekeeper”.
Where does a beekeeper work?
Beekeepers work in private or company-owned apiaries. Only trained personnel should work in large beekeeping farms. After all, bees are a complex instrument, and not everyone can control them. This requires appropriate experience and knowledge of physiology.If the bee farm is small, then the beekeeper is able to do all the work himself.
There are scientific and production complexes, associations where beekeepers are engaged in breeding breeding breeds of bees.
What qualities should a beekeeper have?
Working with honey insects has a number of features that need to be taken into account when choosing a profession as a beekeeper. Main qualities:
- hard work;
- great enthusiasm;
- patience;
- calm character;
- lack of fear of insects.
A beekeeper must be able to drive a car, a tractor, understand mechanisms and electrical engineering. Agronomic and botanical knowledge will be useful.
Famous beekeepers
Beekeeping has been present in the lives of great people. The founder of scientific beekeeping in Russia was Academician A. M. Butlerov. He brought from trips abroad breeds that were not bred in Russia, designed and tested hives, and looked for new techniques for caring for bees. Butlerov wrote books on breeding honey insects that were accessible to ordinary people, and published the first beekeeping magazine.
L.L. Langstroth is the progenitor of beekeeping in America. He improved the design of the hive. He was president of the US Beekeepers Union. Among the famous personalities who were interested in bees were: L. N. Tolstoy, I. S. Michurin, I. P. Pavlov, I. S. Turgenev, I. E. Repin, A. K. Savrasov.
Description of the profession "beekeeper"
Beekeeping has received a new development. There are about one million amateur beekeepers in Russia. People of different beliefs, ages, and professions are interested in this matter. Interest is expressed not only among rural residents.Everyone is united by a love of nature and bees.
Beekeeper's place of work
In beekeeping, as in other areas of human activity, progress is noticeable. Now on the territory of the Russian Federation there are both farms and large specialized industrial enterprises. They have up to 6,000 bee colonies. They are engaged in the production of honey, wax, and breeding of pedigree breeds. Operations at beekeeping facilities are labor-intensive and require special skills and knowledge. The beekeeper-beekeeper must understand the basic processes.
Beekeepers can work in small, private apiaries. They can work with bees individually or together with colleagues. Apiaries can be stationary or mobile. This criterion determines whether the beekeeper will carry out his activities in one place or whether he needs to move along with the evidence from one honey-bearing area to another.
What qualities should a beekeeper have?
The profession of a beekeeper is interesting, but it is always associated with risk. Insect behavior is not always predictable. First of all, a person must be attentive and judicious about his work. He must know the main methods and rules for keeping bees, and the technology for wintering insects. The beekeeper, as a rule, is engaged in pumping out honey, collecting wax and honeycombs. A person working in an apiary understands the quality of beekeeping products, determines the number of colonies and honeycombs, and determines the age of the queen and brood.
Important qualities required for the profession of a beekeeper:
- interest in wildlife;
- hard work;
- good visual memory;
- observation;
- reserved character;
- good health.
It’s good if the beekeeper’s assistant has a penchant for manual labor.Because in the process he will need to make frames, repair equipment, and insulate the hives. Knowing how to use hand tools is helpful.
What is the difference between a beekeeper and a beekeeper?
A beekeeper is a specialist in bee breeding. He knows the specifics of keeping them and obtaining bee products. A beekeeper is an apiary worker who can also be the owner. In many sources, these two definitions of profession are not separated.
How to become a beekeeper
Most beekeepers gained knowledge through trial and error, mastering the profession right on the job, watching photos and videos of colleagues, and sharing their experiences. You can learn this craft in your own apiary, even if it consists of one hive.
Beekeepers are trained in rural agricultural or zootechnical technical schools and colleges. Secondary technical educational institutions are located in places where the industry is well developed. The specialty of beekeeping was introduced by agricultural universities. There is a Beekeeping Academy in Russia. Basic training in apiary management can be obtained as early as 10-11 grade.
Conclusion
A beekeeper is a universal specialist. Growing weeds is an active recreation that improves health, gives strength, energy, and increases performance. It’s not for nothing that the apiary is called a home sanatorium. Fresh air, the aroma of fragrant herbs, the smell of flower honey and sweet pollen restores strength, gives vigor and the desire to live.
