General Beekeeping

Authors: Andrew Matheson & Murray Reid
No. of pages: 285
Hardcover

5th Edition The Definitive Guide - Completely Revised & Updated

For more than 25 years Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand has been the only comprehensive guide to keeping bees in New Zealand. It provides both amateur and commercial beekeepers with details on honey bee management throughout the year, advice on handling hive products and information about many other beekeeping subjects.

Authors: National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand
No. of pages: 40
Soft cover

This booklet is intended only as an introduction to hobbyist beekeeping.

Contains colour photographs and illustrations.

Author: Keith S. Delaplane
No. of pages: 166
Soft cover

In the tradition of C.P. Dadant's 1917 original

Author: Dewey M. Caron
No. of pages: 355
Hard cover

Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping Explains bee biology, what bees do and provides the tools which make it possible for an individual to successfully manage bee colonies. Accessible book for those lacking extensive background or knowledge of biology. However still relevant for the serious beekeeper.

Contains black and white photos

Author: Robert B. Gulliford
No. of pages: 520
Soft cover

Over 3100 entries on practical and scientific beekeeping terms.

An excellent reference and resource.

Authors: Keith S. Delaplane and Daniel F. Mayer
No. of pages: 344
Hard cover

This book is an accessible, practical and authoritative research-based guide to using bees for crop pollination.

The three main sections address the biology of pollination, methods of culturing and conserving bees for optimum pollination, and the pollination requirements and recommendations for individual crops. This last section includes 42 short chapters on different crops.

Essential reading for researchers, those studying entomology, crop science and ecology and those working in the field with bees.

Contains black and white photographs and illustrations.

Author: Roger A. Morse
No. of pages: 207
Soft cover

This revised and expanded version will tell you all you need to know to start and maintain a healthy bee colony. If you're already an experienced beekeeper, it will lead you into new areas of the business, answer new questions, or help you refine your skills.

Many subjects are covered in detail, including:

• Buying a colony of bees
• Managing bees throughout the seasons
• Selecting equipment and a good apiary site
• Preventing swarming
• Extracting, processing, and selling honey
• Controlling pests, predators and diseases
• Rearing queen honey bees

Black and white photographs and technical drawings illustrate the text and appendices define technical terms.