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008			200416s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2020017573
020			_a9781501752612 _q(paperback)
040			_aNIC/DLC _beng _erda _cAAMUSTED-M
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aSF523 _b.Sa4 2021
082	0	0	_a638/.1 _223
100	1		_aSammataro, D. _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe beekeeper's handbook / _cDiana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile, foreword by Dewey M. Caron.
250			_a5th edition.
263			_a2103
264		1	_aIthaca [New York] : _bComstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, _c2021.
300			_apages cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aUnderstanding 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.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aBee culture _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
655		7	_aHandbooks and manuals. _2lcgft
700	1		_aAvitabile, Alphonse, _eauthor.
700	1		_aCaron, Dewey M. _q(Dewey Maurice), _ewriter of foreword.
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg
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