The Beekeeper's Handbook is an invaluable resource for both beginner and veteran beekeepers. This fully updated and expanded fifth edition includes:
Hand-drawn instructional diagrams that provide step-by-step instructions
Updated research regarding the health and behaviors of bees in different habitats and what operations may best suit individual needs
Information on how to identify, treat, and prevent the introduction of Varroa destructor mites and other harmful intruders in a colony
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781501752612
Media Type: Paperback(Fifth Edition)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Date: 04-15-2021
Pages: 368
Product Dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years
About the Author
Diana Sammataro is a retired bee scientist who has been writing and teaching beekeeping for over twenty years. She is coauthor of The New Starting Right with Bees. Alphonse Avitabile is a beekeeper, a bee researcher, and Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut, Waterbury. His published articles can be found in scientific journals and in the American Bee Journal and Bee Culture.
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