Beekeeping involves the rearing of bees for production of wax and honey
on a commercial scale. Beekeeping is done in special wooden boxes known
as hives. The hives are wooden boxes that can be opened from one side;
they are also fitted with bars. Knowledge derived from books is not
sufficient for beekeeping, this activity requires skill and practical
experience. It takes years of experience for learning beekeeping and to
get acquainted with the handling bee keeping equipment. Beekeeping is a
time consuming and tedious task even if it looks exciting.

There are various ways and methods through which beekeeping can be
practiced. Top bar method it the most ancient and commonly used technique
throughout the globe. It is popular because it is simple to maintain and
cost effective. It does not have any complex mechanism and consists of
only few parts. Another technique is the Langstroth bee hive which
consists of several boxes (also known as supers) and other parts in the
bee hive. But in comparison with the top bar technique this method is
relatively complex.

Following are some of the basic bee keeping equipment:

- Bee keeping wooden hives are the basic equipment used for beekeeping
where the bees are kept. Hive stand helps to support the bee hive. Nowa
dayssingle chambered bee hives are also available.
- Honey processing plant is the machine used for the processing of raw
honey and removing the impurities like wax, water, pollen etc from the
raw honey. It is a eco friendly and easy to handle instrument.
- Honey extractor is another useful instrument which helps to the
extract the honey from the impurities. It has filter screen by which the
honey can be extracted easily and the honey flows from the bottom holes
into the extractor.
- Hive tools are instruments, which are well suited for the wooden
hives and are made of steel. They are used by most of the experts and
professionals. It helps in separation of the scraping fumes and supers.
- Hand operated roller is the bee keeping equipment which helps you to
produce foundations of wax comb. This is the most economical and
instrument which is available in small and medium sizes.
- Smokers are steel equipment which generate smoke that is needed to
calm down the bees while removing honey or wax.
- Wax sheets provide a foundation for the bees to work faster and
increase the amounts of yields.
- Needles are t common equipment which are used to separate impurities
from the honey. However, they are not efficient in comparison with the
Honey processing plant.
- Frame gripper is a useful tool which helps to remove the frames from
the bee hives.
- Queen cage are the unique equipment where the queen bee can be
placed. These instruments can be fitted easily in the hives.
- Queen cell protector helps to protect against chew down.
- Gloves are special equipment which helps to protected the hands of
the beekeepers from bites of bees.
- Brush, wasp trap, pollen trap, honey tray, uncapping knife are also
some of the commonly used bee keeping tools.

Before using the bee keeping equipment you should have a proper knowledge
of their handing to get the best results.