The Hive and the honey bee : a new book on beekeeping which continues the tradition of "Langstroth on the hive and the honeybee"
"This is a complete textbook on beekeeping. Thirty-three expert authors have written 27 chapters on honey bees & beekeeping. Topics include : world's beekeepping & history; different races of honey bees; colony life history; anatomy & physiology; nutrition; genetics & breeding; activities & behavior; pheromones; production of nectar; honey plants; equipment; management; honey & wax processing; business practices; marketing; overwintering colonies; beeswax; honey, pollen, bee venom, royal jelly & propolis; package bee & queen production; crop pollination; bee diseases, pesticides; & allergy to bee stings." --Publisher
xxv, 1324 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
9780915698097, 0915698099
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The world's beekeeping : Past and present
Honey bees of the world
The honey bee colony : Life history
The anatomy of the honey bee
Physiology and social physiology of the honey bee
Honey bee nutrition
Honey bee genetics and breeding
Activities and behavior of honey bees
Honey bee pheromones
The production of nectar and pollen
Bee forage of North America and the potential for planting for bees
Beekeeping equipment
For the beginner
Management for honey production
Honey and wax : A consideration of production, processing and packaging techniques
The production of comb and bulk comb honey
Business practices and profitability
Surplus honey and the small beekeeper
Marketing the crop of the commercial beekeeper
Wintering productive colonies
Honey
Other products of the hive
Production of queens and package bees
Crop pollination
Diseases and pests of honey bees
Injury to honey bees by poisoning
Allergy to venomous insects