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Author: Henri Clement
Publisher: Omega
Year: 2012 (1st Ed.)
Language: Spanish
Pages: 528
Binding: Hardcover; Color
Dimensions: 25 x20 cms.
Weight: 1735 grs.
Description:
Beekeeping Treatise compiles all the useful knowledge and techniques for today's beekeepers. The different aspects of beekeeping are described, from the basic techniques (smoking, handling the combs, visiting the hives ...) illustrated step by step, to the latest research on pollination and apitherapy, as well as the farm management and a guide to honeys from different plants. Those interested in the world of bees will be able to deepen their practical knowledge through the 800 photographs, drawings and color schemes that this work offers.
Content:
SUBJECT INDEX. THE BEE AND THE COLONY. Chapter I. IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE OF BEES. 1. The honey bee: a singular hymenopteran. 2. Biology of the bee. 3. Breeds of bees. Chapter II. THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE COLONY. 1. Individuals of the colony. 2. Tasks of the workers. 3. The cycle of the colony. Chapter III. CARE FOR AND PROTECT THE BEES. 1. Prevention and treatment of diseases. 2. Enemies and predators of bees. 3. Protection against climatic risks. BEEKEEPING TODAY. Chapter IV. POLLINATION, BEEKEEPING AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 1. Pollination. 2. Beekeeping and the agricultural environment. 3. The agricultural means. Chapter V. INSTALLING THE COLMENARY AND ACQUIRING THE EQUIPMENT. 1. Installation of the apiary. 2. The hives. 3. The bee population. 4. Materials and equipment. 5. The workshop. Chapter VI. GUIDE TO BEEKEEPER TECHNIQUES. 1. Install the apiary. 2. Smoking. 3. Visit a hive. 4. Maintain the colony. 5. Collect the honey. 6. Renew the bee population. 7. Transhumation. 8. Maintain the hives. Chapter VII. THE APICULTURAL SEASONS. 1. The apiary in spring. 2. The apiary in summer. 3. The apiary in autumn. 4. The apiary in winter. Chapter VIII. DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE BEE POPULATION. 1. Develop the population. 2. Improve the population. THE PRODUCTS AND THEIR EXPLOITATION. Chapter IX. HIVE PRODUCTS. 1. Honey. 2. Other gross products. 3. Derivative products. Chapter X. HEALTH, WELLNESS, APITHERAPY. 1. The medicine of bees. 2. Prevention and treatment of diseases. 3. A medicine of the future. Chapter XI. MANAGE THE EXPLOITATION. 1. Marketing of the beehive products. two. What management for what project? 3. Manage the hives remotely. 4. Take advantage of the internet. Chapter XII. HONEY GUIDE. 1. The honeys and their production. 2. Monofloral honeys. 3. Polyfloral honeys. Alphabetical index. Helpful addresses. Bibliography. Thanks. Origin of the illustrations.