Beekeeping tools

thumb|Wooden beehives with active honey bees in a California almond orchard thumb|A honeycomb created inside a wooden beehive A beehive is an enclosed structure in which honey bees raise their young and produce honey as part of their seasonal cycle. Although the word beehive is used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature distinguishes nest from hive. Nest is used to discuss colonies that house themselves in natural or artificial cavities or in structures that are hanging and exposed. The term hive is used to describe a man made structure created to house

thumb|Hand-held refractometer A refractometer is a laboratory or field device for the measurement of an index of refraction (refractometry). The index of refraction is calculated from the observed refraction angle using Snell's law. For mixtures, the index of refraction then allows the concentration to be determined using mixing rules such as the Gladstone–Dale relation and Lorentz–Lorenz equation.

device which produces smoke; used in beekeeping

mechanical device used in the extraction of honey from honeycombs

structural element in a beehive

artificial honeycomb structure for bees

multipurpose specialized beekeeping multitool

beekeeping equipment

the part of a commercial beehive that is used to collect honey