The beekeeper's handbook /
Sammataro, D.
The beekeeper's handbook / Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile, foreword by Dewey M. Caron. - 5th edition. - pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding bees -- Colony activities -- Beekeeping equipment -- Obtaining and preparing for bees -- Working bees -- Package bees -- Feeding bees -- Winter/Spring management -- Summer/Fall management -- Queens and queen rearing -- Special management problems -- Products of the hive -- Pathogens and parasites of honey bees -- Pests of honey bees -- Pollination.
"This guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping provides step-by-step instructions accompanied by illustrations for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony of bees and a generous supply of honey. This fifth edition has undergone substantial changes that reflect the most recent findings of scientists and beekeepers"--
9781501752612
2020017573
Bee culture--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbooks and manuals.
SF523 / .Sa4 2021
638/.1
The beekeeper's handbook / Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile, foreword by Dewey M. Caron. - 5th edition. - pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding bees -- Colony activities -- Beekeeping equipment -- Obtaining and preparing for bees -- Working bees -- Package bees -- Feeding bees -- Winter/Spring management -- Summer/Fall management -- Queens and queen rearing -- Special management problems -- Products of the hive -- Pathogens and parasites of honey bees -- Pests of honey bees -- Pollination.
"This guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping provides step-by-step instructions accompanied by illustrations for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony of bees and a generous supply of honey. This fifth edition has undergone substantial changes that reflect the most recent findings of scientists and beekeepers"--
9781501752612
2020017573
Bee culture--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbooks and manuals.
SF523 / .Sa4 2021
638/.1