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APICULTURE ( BEE FARMING) Apiculture is the process of deliberately keeping or culturing bees in wooden boxes or hives for different reasons. In the past the only reason men raid the bee nest is for her honey. But in this modern time men had been able to think deeper about the activities of bees. The different types of bees include. 1. SOLITARY BEES: Most bees in the world are solitary bees. Mated female live alone in a hole or burrow into well drained soil or soft brick mortar.They have a short life span. Adults solitary bees live for only about six to eight weeks. Solitary bees do not sting because they do not store honey. They spend most of their life as a larva or pups developing in a burrow. Solitary bees are used for pollinating flowers. They tend to be specific to a particular flower, as a result they die after the season of the flower because of lack of food. 2. BUMBLE BEES: These bees live together in colonies and store honey and pollen in wax as food to be used in time...