The Beekeeper's Handbook by Diana Sammataro
The definitive guide to raising bees, now thoroughly revised and updated.A comprehensive, well-illustrated introduction for beginners and a valuable reference for the experienced beekeeperThe book outlines options for each operation within beekeeping, listing advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.
* AB Bookman's Weekly *An elegant reference book with beautiful illustrations.
* Whole Earth *Since the publication of the first edition of the handbook in 1973many thousands of novice and experienced beekeepers have relied on this book as the preferred single-volume guide to bee keeping.... The fourth edition has been redesignedrevised and expanded to incorporate the latest findings on Colony Collapse Disordergreen integrated pest management techniquesoverwintering protocols and ways to control bee mites... this book offers plenty of sound advice.
* British Journal of Entomology and Natural History *The text is presented in a very readable way, and the diagrams are some of the clearest I have seen for a long time.
* Bee Craft *Diana Sammataro is Research Entomologist at the USDA-ARS Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, Arizona, where her research focuses on beneficial microbes and bee nutritional problems, managing parasitic mites of bees and Colony Collapse Disorder, and following the pollination of crops from almonds to apples.
Alphonse Avitabile is a longtime beekeeper and Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Connecticut, Waterbury.
Dewey M. Caron is a retired Professor and Extension Entomologist in the Department of Entomology at the University of Delaware. He is the author of Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801476945 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801476941 |
| Title | The Beekeeper's Handbook |
| Author | Diana Sammataro |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2011-05-13 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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