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What is the best time for bees to collect nectar

There are two types of beekeeping: mobile beekeeping and stationary beekeeping. Stationary beekeeping involves collecting nectar from open flowers in one place, one after another, according to the flowering season. Mobile beekeeping, on the other hand, moves from south to north from spring to summer according to the flowering season of specific flowers.

The peak of a plant's flowering season is not so long that bees will collect nectar only from specific flowers in order to concentrate on one place.

The yearly schedule of regular beekeeping is similar to the natural state, but it varies according to the flowering season of the place where the bees are kept. For example (depending on the climate):

Between November and March, the hives are kept indoors, and the bees are kept at a temperature and light suitable for the winter.

Between April and May, the queen begins laying eggs and three weeks later, the worker bees start working. Each hive requires about 20,000 to 30,000 worker bees.

Between May and June, the beehives are placed outdoors for honey harvesting. After the hive boards are filled with honey, the bees are controlled by smoke, and the hive boards are removed to obtain the honey using a centrifugal force separator.

June through November is the rest period, and the bees retrieve the honey for their own use.