As the name suggests, beekeepers keep bees. The main reason for keeping bees is to collect their honey. Honey is a mixture of plant nectar and fluid from the honeybees’ bodies. The bees put the honey in a cell in the honeycomb. Bees can live almost anywhere, but they will make more honey if there are flowers nearby. The bees need the flower from nectar to make honey.
One of the most important tasks of a beekeeper is to take care of the hive. Beekeepers have to open the beehive to look for signs of disease. This is called “going through the bees.” Beekeepers pay special attention to the health of the queen bee. There is only one queen