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The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa explains the practical steps beekeepers can take to identify and select for easily observable Varroa-resistant traits
in their colonies. The science behind the bees' mechanisms for controlling their mite populations is explained, in what is a bee-led solution to the biggest challenge facing the European honey bee.
About the author
Steve Riley is the current Chair and Education Officer at Westerham Beekeepers, a club in the south-east of England. He is a member of the Path to Varroaresistance in the UK team that launched the education and science website: www.varroaresistant.uk in April 2023. He presents on Identifying Varroaresistance Traits to beekeeping associations around the UK, including sessions and seminars at the BBKA Spring Convention and National Honey Show.
Honey bees are one of the most important agricultural animals on Earth. These tiny creatures often fly around unnoticed, doing work they have mastered to provide not only for themselves, but for the plants, animals, and humans that make up our shared home. Given the complex and increasing health challenges that honey bees face, the importance of collaborating together to develop fresh perspectives to nurture our bees cannot be understated. But do honey bees have doctors?
This book compiles stories from one veterinarian's recent journey into the world of apiculture. Looking through the eyes of a doctor, Dr. Farone shares what she has discovered by studying and caring for these fuzzy little animals which have such an important impact on all our lives. Chapters or frames cover a wide range of topics in beekeeping, bee biology, and bee medicine. From realistic and fun advice on handling swarms, to a simple yet scientific approach to hive inspections, beekeepers, veterinarians, and anyone who loves honey bees will find the text entertaining, educational, practical, and even inspirational. References and resources are also provided for more learning direction according to the readers' desire.
So come along on for the ride and shadow a veterinarian as she examines a new kind of patient, the honey bee.
Introduction: Delve into the world of beekeeping mastery by following one of the UK's foremost bee farmers, Paul Horton. This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide navigates the maximising of honey crop yields while prioritising honey bee health, leveraging available forage, and integrating modern management techniques.
Authors' Backgrounds: Paul Horton, a second-generation bee farmer from Lincolnshire, and a director of the Bee Farmers' Association, joins forces with Steve Donohoe, an author, blogger, and magazine editor with a passion for beekeeping. Paul's remarkable achievements in honey yields and Steve's commitment to the craft create a dynamic collaboration that promises valuable insights for beekeepers of all levels.
Key Themes and Concepts: Embark on a journey inspired by the classics of beekeeping literature, 'Honey Farming' by R.O.B. Manley and 'Honey By The Ton' by Oliver Field. From fundamental principles to navigating the beekeeping season, harvesting, processing, and marketing; everything is covered. Don't miss the indispensable sections on honey bee health, queens, forage plants, and moving bees, all delivered with an honest and humorous narrative.
Positive Feedback: Murray McGregor of Denrosa Apiaries lauds the book, stating, All can benefit from the knowledge included, and the easily assimilated style in which it is written. I recommend this book to all with any interest in beekeeping and acquiring an understanding of taking a hobby or smaller bee farm on to the next stage.
Unique Insights: Explore the distinctive realm of migratory beekeeping in the UK, a subject rarely covered well elsewhere. Paul Horton's specialisation unfolds, from the pollination of top fruit in spring to honey crops like oilseed rape, field beans, and borage in summer, culminating in the heather-covered moors of Yorkshire.
Closing Statement: 'Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives' provides refreshing perspectives into the world of commercial beekeeping. Packed with powerful methods applicable to both hobbyists and professionals, every reader will discover something of value for fostering healthy bees and cultivating hives laden with honey.
This is a collection of articles, originally published in The British Bee Journal. This 20 page A4 reprint is full of information gained by Clara over many years when she was a particularly successful competitor at The National Honey Show. An excellent text that provides completely reliable information on handling beeswax and making candles. Full of important details, hints and tips. Revised and enlarged with Candle Customs and Judging Beeswax Candles, this edition reproduced from the original publication in June 2022.
Jacob Kaal's first booklet, Apitherapy: Curing with bee products, appearedin 1986 (in Dutch). It was updated and translated into English in 1991and is now reprinted in the original. The book contains an impressive international bibliography and a systematic, detailed record of knownand potential medicinal properties of bee products. Propolis had become a forgotten substance in the West for over a century, until the 1960s, and Jacob was determined to promote its varied medicinal powers. Being a beekeeper, his research always touched ground with the life and wellbeing of bees and people.
Brother Adam O.B.E., D.Sc. was undeniably one of the world's leading authorities on the races and strains of honeybees. His world-wide travel in search of bees and his beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey have inspired vast admiration.
In this work we learn of the philosophy, the science and the practice of his life's work - honey production and bee breeding.
This booklet is the essential user-guide to Varroa treatments. In this guide you will learn:
This resource will provide you with everything you need to know for practical management of Varroa mites.
Kirsty Stainton has produced a superb practical guide for beekeepers to understand and manage Varroa mites. The natural history and parasitism is described in an easy to understand manner and is followed up with an excellent guide on the various treatments available. All beekeepers should have this book as a reference for the future.
John Hill - MVB MRCVS
President, British Bee Veterinary Association
How can you inspect a hive without opening it?
When you do open it, how do you interpret what you see?
And how do unmanaged bees survive without our help?
Truly seeing and understanding what is happening in a bee colony is the core skill for all beekeepers. In this comprehensive book you will learn how to 'read' bees' behaviour, interpret comb clues, diagnose and deal with diseases, manage multiple hive types from framed to logs, recognise when well meant advice doesn't apply, the tradeoffs of different management styles, and what happens when bees manage themselves.
There's more. Information for beginners and experts alike. How to catch and use swarms - and why they don't always behave as you expect. Races, breeding and genetics. Lost bee lore. Hive autopsies. Apiary setup. Wild bee nests. Hive variations. Treatment free strategies. Obscure behaviours. Finding queens. Honey. Propolis. Protective gear. Pitfalls of feeding. Proper use of smokers.
Paul Honigmann has been keeping bees in Top Bar Hives and Warrés for fourteen years, organises the Oxfordshire Natural Beekeepers and researches bees obsessively. This book is an expanded version of his Low Intervention training course, with details not just on how to do things, but why, and the pros and cons of alternatives.
Organised to help you find information quickly, with a logical structure, clear diagrams and troubleshooting guides for use in the apiary when you need to make rapid sense of ambiguous situations.
Upon her death in 2007, the New York Times acknowledged that Eva Crane wrote some of the most important books on bees and apiculture. A Book of Honey is one of her seminal works and must be on the shelves of anyone who is serious about understanding honey. Not only does it describe how and why bees make honey, but she also describes in detail the constituents and characteristics of honey. There is a chapter on the uses of honey in the kitchen as well as mead-making, medical remedies and cosmetics.
Eva describes the history of honey starting from the evolution of plants and bees, then on to the harvesting of honey by humans over the past 10,000 years and its religious significance and beliefs.
There is a huge databank of information to facilitate further detailed study, making this an essential read for both teachers and students. Please note that Eva's comments at the end of her preface refer to the original cover which as now been replaced in this 2019 reprint.
The book describes the development, construction and operation of the People's Hive of Abbé Émile Warré. The original L'Apiculture Pour Tous ran to twelve editions in French. This a translation of the last edition by Patricia & David Heaf is the first such in English. Warré's hive can be easily made by anyone with basic woodworking skills or is available from suppliers in the UK, USA or continental Europe.
The title will be attractive to all who wish to follow a natural way of keeping bees which the author describes. A translation by Mr & Mrs Heaf of the 12th French edition of L'Apiculture Pour Tous which suggests simple and productive beekeeping.This translation was made from the 1948 French Edition.
Super Formulas gives step-by-step instructions for making and using over 300 useful products that contain honey and beeswax.
The perfect gift for beekeepers which will lead to hours of creative fun and for farmers market sellers it sparks money making ideas that can lead to additional income
This is a republication by Northern Bee Books of a classic proven best seller
The importance of the role played by honey bee pests in the world
is becoming more recognized each year, not only because of
attention given to the pest species, such as the varroa mite and
small hive beetle, but also because of the increasing realization
that honey bees are extremely valuable to nature and humanity.
The author, Wm. Michael Hood, is Professor Emeritus of Entomology,
Emeritus College, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
This book integrates Honey bee feeding into a yearly strategic plan, which has not been done before. To be successful, the beekeeper should think six months to a year ahead. While sometimes a colony may need feeding immediately to keep it alive, a long-term plan is crucial for colony management. David E. MacFawn. Beekeepers spend considerable time ensuring their colonies have adequate nutrition. In fact, beekeepers often consider nutritional stress one of the most significant threats to honey bee colony health. Thus, it is imperative that every beekeeper be able to recognize nutritional stress associated with nectar and pollen deficiencies and know how to remedy these issues as they arise. Fortunately, Dave MacFawn developed a guide for these very purposes. In this book, Dave shares multiple strategies, tips, and tricks that beekeepers can use to ensure their colonies are well-nourished. Even the most experienced beekeepers will find something they can use to manage their colonies' nutritional health.
Jamie Ellis, PhD, Gahan Endowed Professor, Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida