Simple introduction to establishing small individual or household apiaries using traditional (bark, cored-out tree stumps, earthen pots), intermediate (top-bar) and modern commercial hives. It describes the types of bees found in Rufiji floodplain and delta, both stinging and nonstinging, their life cycles and the roles of the queens, drones and workers. It explains how to make and set hives with criteria on site selection for the apiary. It describes how to sieve honey and maintain the quality of and how to make wax from honeycombs.
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