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A commercial beekeeper working in an apiary. A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees (i.e. practices beekeeping). Honey bees produce commodities such as honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly, while some beekeepers also raise queens and bees to sell to other farmers and to satisfy scientific curiosity.
Worker honey bees make hives to store honey and feed themselves throughout winter when they cannot go outdoors to forage for food. Honey bee hives are made of six-sided tubes, which are the shapes for optimal honey production because they require less wax and can hold more honey.Some hives develop broods which become dark in color over time because of cocoon tracks and travel stains. Other honey bee hives remain light in color.Wild honey bees make hives in rock crevices, hollow trees and other areas that scout bees believe are appropriate for their colony.Similar to the habits of domesticated honey bees, they construct hives by chewing wax until it becomes soft, then bonding large quantities of wax into the cells of a honeycomb.ome hives develop broods which become dark in color over time because of cocoon tracks and travel stains. Other honey bee hives remain light in color. Wild honey bees make hives in rock crevices, hollow trees and other areas that scout bees believe are appropriate for their colony.