Rearing Queen Honey Bees

Rearing Queen Honey Bees
Author: Roger A. Morse
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1993
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

This starter queen rearing book is perfect for hobby and sideline beekeepers. Rearing Queen Honey Bees book includes work with mating in areas that have African bees. Clear and well illustrated in black and white. While this book does not include bee genetics and breeding, it is designed to help a person begin their queen rearing activities.

Raising Honeybee Queens

Raising Honeybee Queens
Author: Gilles Fert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2019-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780984287383

Raise your own superior queens and you¿ll never have to buy bees again! ¿I was told this is the best queen-rearing book in the world, so I spent two years preparing the English edition, and it turned out awesome. I was able to triple the size of my apiaries in one season by following Fert¿s invaluable guidance.¿ - Dr. Leo Sharashkin, Editor. Detailed, easy to understand practical advice. Simple techniques clearly explained and illustrated. Multiple methods to choose from, whether you raise one queen or a thousand. Successful breeding, mating, and introduction. Multiply your honeybee colonies and overwinter them successfully in any climate. Make bee packages, and produce royal jelly. Over 150 full-color photos, drawings, and diagrams. Internationally renowned author with over 30 years experience. Your beekeeping will never be the same after reading this book.

Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding

Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding
Author: Harry Hyde Laidlaw
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Bee culture
ISBN: 9781878075086

"Written for beekeepers who know little about genetics and geneticists who know little about beekeeping." Chapter topics are: Brief history of queen rearing, The queen, The production of queen cells, Mating the virgin queens, The care of queens, Controlled mating, Genetics, Selective breeding, The genetic basis of disease resistance, Bibliography, Remarks, Whimsy and Index.

Keeping Bees with a Smile

Keeping Bees with a Smile
Author: Fedor Lazutin
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1550927205

The updated bestselling guide to laid-back beekeeping for all, naturally! Are you a beginner beekeeper curious about bees or a practicing beekeeper looking for natural alternatives that work? Then this book is for you! In the second edition of the bestselling beekeeping guide Keeping Bees with a Smile , Fedor Lazutin, one of Europe's most successful natural beekeepers, shares the bee-friendly approach to apiculture that is fun, healthful, rewarding, and accessible to all. This new edition includes dozens of color photographs, new hive management techniques, and an updated version of "Lazutin hive" plans. Additional coverage includes: Keeping bees naturally without interfering in their lives Starting an apiary for free by attracting local bee swarms Building low-maintenance hives that mimic how bees live in nature Keeping colonies healthy and strong without any drugs, sugar, or gimmickry Helping bees to overwinter successfully even in harsh climates Enhancing local nectar plant resources Producing truly natural honey without robbing the bees Reversing the global bee decline... right in your backyard! Keeping Bees with a Smile is an invaluable resource for apiculture beginners and professionals alike, complete with plans for making bee-friendly, well-insulated horizontal hives with extra-deep frames, plus other fascinating beekeeping advice you won't find anywhere else.

Queen Rearing Essentials

Queen Rearing Essentials
Author: Lawrence John Connor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2009
Genre: Bee culture
ISBN: 9781878075239

Queen Bee

Queen Bee
Author: David Richard Woodward
Publisher:
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2007
Genre: Bee culture
ISBN: 9780473119331

The Barefoot Beekeeper

The Barefoot Beekeeper
Author: Philip Chandler
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2015-05-08
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1326192256

The Barefoot Beekeeper is a book about chemical-free beekeeping, showing how it can be made accessible for all including those with disabilities. No heavy lifting is required. The author advocates small-scale, low-impact beekeeping with minimal disturbance to the bees and more time spent observing and learning from them. He shows how to make everything you need to keep bees yourself using recycled materials and simple tools.

Interviews With Beekeepers

Interviews With Beekeepers
Author: Steve Donohoe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2020-04-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781919627601

Beekeeping is many things to many people. Maybe it's a hobby, a vocation, a commercial enterprise or your field of study. It will almost certainly become an obsession. For author Steve Donohoe, beekeeping was a form of therapy - an escape from the stresses of corporate life to something natural and healing. Steve decided to write the book that he wanted to read but couldn't find anywhere. Seeking out some of the most successful beekeepers in the world, Steve spent time with them, interviewed and got to know them. This book is a collection of the wisdom, experiences, opinions and stories of these legends of beekeeping. A rare insight into the lives of commercial beekeepers, warts and all, Interviews With Beekeepers is gold dust to anyone who wants to know more about keeping bees. A unique book on beekeeping, bee farming, raising queen bees, honey crops, dealing with swarming, finding apiary sites and much more.