Book "The bee
book"
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The bee book
Beekeeping in Australia
Peter Warhurst & Roger Goebel
Second Edition, 2005
The bee book has been written and
compiled by beekeepers who are also apiary officers of the Department
of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland. It draws on their
personal experience and that of other beekeepers, as well as over
100 years of DPI&F research and experience.
This practical, readable and comprehensive book
contains detailed information on honeybees and on every aspect
of responsible, successful beekeeping - whether as a hobby, a
part-time occupation or a commercial operation. It also covers
the special requirements of managing hives in Australia where,
in contrast to cooler areas, bees often continue to breed and
gather honey throughout the winter.
The book has 196 pages, 61 colour plates, 137 other
pictures and covers:
1. An introduction to bee and
beekeeping
2. The honeybee colony
3. Beginning in bees
4. Hive construction and preservation
5. General management
6. Flora
7. Feeding and watering bees
8. Queen bees and package bees
9. Swarming
10. Removing the honey crop
11. Honey extracting
12. Useful machinery
13. Products of the hive
14. Pollination
15. Pests of bees
16. Endemic diseases of bees
17. Chemical poisoning of bees
18. Exotic diseases and pests
19. Australian native bees
