TY - GEN AU - Leven, Leen Van 't TI - Beekeeping in the tropics T2 - Agrodok 32 SN - 9085730430 U1 - 638.10913 20 PY - 2005/// CY - Wageningen : PB - Agromisa Foundation, KW - Beekeeping N1 - 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 ER -