Introduction -- What's in a name? -- Sociality -- What is a honey bee? -- Honey bee anatomy -- The bee nest -- Dance language communication -- Pheromone communication -- Queens, queens, queens -- Foraging & bee botany -- Getting started -- Basics of management -- Fall & winter in the beehive -- Spring management -- The honey harvest -- Honey & other bee products -- Queen mating & rearing -- Pollination -- Bee mites -- Diseases & pests.
Summary:
The standard beekeeping (apiculture) textbook used to teach college students and beekeepers the science and practice of bees and beekeeping. It concentrates on the 'why', 'how' and 'when' of beekeeping. It explains bee basics in a manner meaningful to people who lack an intensive background in biology.
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