The Beekeeper's Handbook

The Beekeeper's Handbook

The Beekeeper's Handbook

The Beekeeper's Handbook

Paperback(Fifth Edition)

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Overview

Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile have created the best single-volume guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping. The Beekeeper's Handbook provides step-by-step instructions for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony and a generous supply of honey. Various colony care options and techniques are explained so that beekeepers can make the best choices for their hives.

The Beekeeper's Handbook is an invaluable resource for both beginner and veteran beekeepers. This fully updated and expanded fifth edition includes:
Hand-drawn instructional diagrams that provide step-by-step instructions
Updated research regarding the health and behaviors of bees in different habitats and what operations may best suit individual needs
Information on how to identify, treat, and prevent the introduction of Varroa destructor mites and other harmful intruders in a colony


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781501752612
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 04/15/2021
Edition description: Fifth Edition
Pages: 368
Sales rank: 54,217
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Diana Sammataro is a retired bee scientist who has been writing and teaching beekeeping for over twenty years. She is coauthor of The New Starting Right with Bees.

Alphonse Avitabile is a beekeeper, a bee researcher, and Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut, Waterbury. His published articles can be found in scientific journals and in the American Bee Journal and Bee Culture.

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Table of Contents

Foreword to the Fourth Edition by Dewey M. Caron
Foreword to the Third Edition by Roger A. Morse
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Understanding Bees
2. Colony Activities
3. Beekeeping Equipment
4. Obtaining and Preparing for Bees
5. Working Bees
6. Package Bees
7. Feeding Bees
8. Winter/Spring Management
9. Summer/Fall Management
10. Queens and Queen Rearing
11. Special Management Problems
12. Products of the Hive
13. Pathogens and Parasites of Honey Bees
14. Pests of Honey Bees
15. PollinationAppendixes
A. Anatomy of Honey Bees
B. Pheromones
C. Bee Sting Reaction Physiology
D. Paraffin Dipping
E. Differences between European (EHB) and Africanized Honey Bees (AHB)
F. Rearing Wax Moth (Galleria mellonela)
G. Pointers for Extreme Urban Beekeeping (NYC), by Jim Fischer
H. Varroa Mite InfestationsGlossary
References
Index

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Roger A. Morse

The Beekeeper's Handbook has guided thousands of beginning and advanced beekeepers in the how-tos of this entertaining and profitable pastime. Simply put, it is the best of the best of beekeeping books.

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"The Beekeeper's Handbook has guided thousands of beginning and advanced beekeepers in the how-tos of this entertaining and profitable pastime. Simply put, it is the best of the best of beekeeping books."

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