The beekeeper's handbook

The Beekeeper's Handbook

Discusses the behavior and characteristics of bees, and gives practical advice about starting a hive, managing honey production, and keeping bees healthy

Science & Math

Diana Sammataro

Alphonse Avitabile

Biological Sciences

Charles Scribner`s Sons

<p>Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile have revised and expanded their clear and comprehensive guide to cover changes in beekeeping. They discuss the crisis created by the parasitic bee mites. In less than a decade, for example, Varroa mites have saturated the North American honeybee population with disastrous results, devastating both managed and wild populations. The new edition of The Beekeeper's Handbook covers mite detection and control as well as the selection and testing of bees that may have some tolerance to mites.*Serves as a comprehensive well-illustrated introduction for beginners and a valuable reference for the experienced beekeeper.*Outlines options for each operation within beekeeping, listing advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.*Provides easy-to-follow directions and diagrams.*Includes glossary and updated bibliography suggesting more detailed information on the topics discussed.</p>

The Beekeeper's Handbook, Third Edition

Comstock Pub. Associates

Alphonse Avitable

Peach Mountain Press

<p>SPANISH: Diana Sammataro y Alphonse Avitabile han revisado y aumentado su clara y completa guia para incluir los cambios en la apicultura. Ellos analizan la crisis suscitada por los acaros parasitarios de la abeja. En menos de una decada, por ejemplo, el acaro varroa ha saturado la poblacion norteamericana de abejas meliferas con resultados desastrosos. Esta nueva edicion (3ra. en E.E.U.U.) de El Manual del Apicultor incluye la diseccion de acaros y el control, asi como la seleccion y testeo de abejas que pueden tener tolerancia a los acaros. - Sirve como una introduccion completa y muy ilustrada para los principiantes y es un importante elemento de referencia para el apicultor experimentado. - Describe las opciones para cada operacion en la apicultura, enumerando las ventajas y desventajas de cada alternativa. - Proporciona instrucciones faciles de seguir con diagramas. - Incluye un glosario y bibliografia actualizada brindando informacion mas detallada sobre los temas discutidos.</p>

El Manual del Apicultor (Spanish Edition)

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Foreign Language Study & Reference

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