Storey's guide to keeping honey bees : honey production, pollination, bee health

Storey's guide to keeping honey bees Honey production, pollination, bee health

Malcolm T. Sanford, 1942-

Book - 2018

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Subjects
Honeybee.
Bee culture.
Published
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Malcolm T. Sanford, 1942- (author)
Other Authors
Richard E. Bonney (author)
Edition
Second edition
Physical Description
ix, 212 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781612129785
9781612129839
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. Beginning Beekeeping
  • Eight Basic Tips for Getting Started
  • Dimensions of Beekeeping
  • The Beekeeper's Commitment
  • Financial Considerations
  • Stings
  • Legal Considerations
  • Finding Resources
  • 2. Origin and History of Beekeeping
  • Honey Bee Evolution
  • History of Beekeeping
  • 3. A Bee's Life
  • What Is a Honey Bee?
  • Inside the Colony
  • The Queen
  • The Worker
  • The Drone
  • The Varroa Mite
  • Activities and Behavior
  • Patterns of Behavior
  • 4. Choosing Hive Location
  • The Colony and Your Community
  • Providing Water
  • Weather Issues
  • Forage Availability
  • 5. Getting Equipped
  • Hive Design and Dimensions
  • Hive Materials
  • Supers
  • Frames and Foundation
  • Bottom Board
  • Queen Excluder
  • Covers
  • Hive Stand
  • Hive Scale
  • Feeders
  • Pollen Trap
  • Tools of the Trade
  • Beekeeper Garb
  • 6. Enter the Bees
  • Smoker Basics
  • Package Bees
  • Installing a Nucleus Colony
  • Starting with an Established Colony
  • Swarm!
  • A Wild or Feral Colony
  • 7. Managing Honey Bee Colonies
  • Working a Colony
  • The Beekeeper as Manager
  • A Colony's Yearly Life Cycle
  • Population Cycle
  • The Apicultural Calendar
  • Late-Season Management
  • Requeening
  • Managing Nutrition
  • Cooking for the Bees
  • 8. Taking the Crop
  • The Honey Crop
  • Harvesting the Crop
  • Processing the Crop
  • Storing the Crop
  • Chunk and Comb Honey
  • Other Bee Products
  • 9. Pollination
  • Unique Challenges
  • Small-Scale Pollination
  • Is Pollination for You?
  • 10. Diseases and Pests of the Honey Bee
  • Innate Defense Mechanisms
  • Brood Diseases
  • Adult Diseases
  • Parasitic Mites
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Tolerant or Resistant Stock
  • Colony Collapse Disorder
  • Wax Moth
  • Small Hive Beetle
  • Black Bears
  • For More Information
  • 11. Additional Strategies
  • Beehive Design
  • Alternative Management Practices
  • Toward a Honey Bee-Friendly Future
  • Glossary
  • Sample Pollination Contract
  • Model Beekeeping Ordinance
  • Resources
  • A Sampling of U.S. Beekeeping Supply Houses
  • Sources of Beekeeping Information
  • Metric Conversion Charts
  • Index

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