Storey's guide to keeping honey bees
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Publication Date
�2010
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Acknowledgments
Preface
1: Beginning Beekeeping
Seven basic tips for getting started
Dimensions of beekeeping
Beekeeper's commitment
Time commitment
Financial considerations
Stings
Legal considerations
Finding resources
2: Origin And History Of Beekeeping
Honey bee evolution
History of beekeeping
3: Bee's Life
What is a honey bee?
Inside the colony
Queen
Worker
Drone
Varroa mite
Activities and behavior
Patterns of behavior
4: Choosing Hive Location
Colony and your community
Weather issues
Forage availability
5: Getting Equipped
Hive design and dimensions
Hive materials
Supers
Frames and foundation
How to make a frame with pins
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
Managing package bees
Installing a nucleus colony
Starting with an established colony
Swarm!
Wild or feral colony
7: Managing honey bee colonies
Working a colony
Beekeeper as manager
Colony's yearly
Life cycle
Population cycle
Apicultural calendar
Late-season management
Requeening
Managing nutrition
8: Taking The Crop
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
Glossary
Model beekeeping ordinance
Sample pollination contract
Resources
Sampling of U S beekeeping supply houses
Sources of beekeeping information
Index.
From the Book
Acknowledgments
Preface
1: Beginning Beekeeping
Seven basic tips for getting started
Dimensions of beekeeping
Beekeeper's commitment
Time commitment
Financial considerations
Stings
Legal considerations
Finding resources
2: Origin And History Of Beekeeping
Honey bee evolution
History of beekeeping
3: Bee's Life
What is a honey bee?
Inside the colony
Queen
Worker
Drone
Varroa mite
Activities and behavior
Patterns of behavior
4: Choosing Hive Location
Colony and your community
Weather issues
Forage availability
5: Getting Equipped
Hive design and dimensions
Hive materials
Supers
Frames and foundation
How to make a frame with pins
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
Managing package bees
Installing a nucleus colony
Starting with an established colony
Swarm!
Wild or feral colony
7: Managing honey bee colonies
Working a colony
Beekeeper as manager
Colony's yearly
Life cycle
Population cycle
Apicultural calendar
Late-season management
Requeening
Managing nutrition
8: Taking The Crop
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
Glossary
Model beekeeping ordinance
Sample pollination contract
Resources
Sampling of U S beekeeping supply houses
Sources of beekeeping information
Index.
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9781603425513
9781603425506
9781603425506
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