Wikipedia:WikiProject Agriculture/Beekeeping task force/structure

Purpose

Prior to the creation of this WikiProject, content on bee-related topics was added to pages based on where a particular user knew to look. It was contributed in good-faith but without a clear plan for where a topic is best discussed or for how the various pages interrelated.

The intent of this page is to provide some high-level planning about what content is appropriate in the related pages of Category:WikiProject Beekeeping articles. While there will always be some overlap, this will provide a rough road-map as we reorganize the pages for increased readability and understanding. Please edit this page aggressively while we work out the best overall structure.

Structure

Articles about the insect

Bee should contain:

an overview of the family of "bees"
clear links to each of the major sub-groupings
focus on the differences between them
a reference to beekeeping but probably only in the sub-section on honeybees
a reference to Pollinator decline

Honey bee should contain:

an overview of the various species of honey bees
clear links to each of the major species
a discussion of beekeeping but focused on those aspects which are reasonably common across all species
an overview of the products of the hive (since those are also relatively common across all species)

Species-specific pages such as Apis mellifera should contain:

Race-specific pages such as Apis mellifera capensis should contain:

Brood (honeybee) should contain:

Queen bee should contain:

Swarming (honeybee) should contain:

Honeybee life cycle should contain:

what it currently does but perhaps should be renamed? The current contents are, I believe, only describing the European honeybee.

Articles about the profession

Beekeeping should contain:

Equipment-related pages such as Beehive (beekeeping) should contain:

Diseases of the honeybee

Miscellaneous pages

Characteristics of common wasps and bees