Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping is now fully revised and in full color, this very comprehensive guide is a must have for teachers and beekeepers both. With updated material covering over a decade of changes in the world of apiculture and hundreds of full color photos and diagrams, this book offers insights into bee behavior, current management techniques, and updated threat analysis, all in a context that will elucidate and educate.
Features many new full-color photos by Caron and Connor as well as new color drawings by Jon Zawislak.
Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
iii About the authors
v Table of Contents
x How to use this book
Section 1 Bee Biology
1. Introduction 13
2. What’s in a name? 31
3. Sociality 49
4. What is a honey bee? 63
5. Anatomy 78
6. Physiology 95
7. Pheromones 111
8. Dance language 127
9. The bees’ nest 145
10. Queens 161
11. Bee botany 179
Section 2 Beekeeping 209
12. Getting started 211
13. Management basics 229
14. Fall & winter 253
15. Spring 269
16. Honey production 286
17. Honey & other products 305
18. Queen & drone rearing 324
19. Nucleus colonies 344
20. Pollination 358
21. Bee mites 378
22. Diseases 402
23. Pests 419
Glossary 438
About the Author:
Publisher : Wicwas Press, Hardcover : 480 pages, 3rd edition
