Beekeeping in the tropics /

Beekeeping in the tropics / Leen Van 't Leven . . . [et al] - 6th rev.edition - Wageningen : Agromisa Foundation, c2005 - 87 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Agrodok 32 .

1 The value of beekeeping

2. composition of colony
2.1 queen
2.2 The workers
2.3 The drones

3. The daily life of a colony
3.1 The swam
3.2 The development of bee
3.3The The development of the colony
3.4 Swarming
3.5 Absconding from the hive
3.6 Replacement

4. How to start beekeeping
4.1 comb building
4.2 Hiving a swarm
4.3 Administration
4.4 Inspection
4.5 Feeding
4.6 Handling bees
4.7 The honey harvest

5 Beekeeping equipment
5.1 Fixed comb hives
5.2 Removable comb hives with top bars
5.3 Removable comb hives frames
5.4 Other equipment
5.5 Choice of hive site

6 Seasonal management
6.1 Natural development of bee colony

7. Honey extraction

8. Production of beeswax

9.Collecting pollen

10 diseases and pests etc



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