ิbeekeeping is the establishment and tending of colonies of
social bees of any species, an activity from which the beekeeper
obtains a harvest or reward. This reward is usually
honey, but it may be some other bee products, or bees themselves
(e.g., queens, or colonies for pollination). In beekeeping, each colony
is usually in a hive, but some beekeeping is done with honey bees
that build their nests in the open. Beekeeping is also done with certain
nonsocial bees that are reared for pollinating crops.