beekeeping

Traces the recent deaths and disappearances of North American honeybees due to Colony Collapse Disorder, profiles bee wranglers and scientists who are studying it, and speculates on how it may adversely affect the rest of the world.

Animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals the lessons that humans can learn from the democratic methods of honeybees, and provides an account of his decades of studying the creatures and their techniques for finding new nest sites, engaging in deliberations, and navigating toward a new home together.

An introduction to beekeeping for novices or beginners that provides information on the benefits of keeping bees, the most common and uncommon problems beekeepers face, safety issues, and other related topics.

Follows a beekeeper as he raises honeybees in hives in his backyard, uses special care in handling the bees, and jars their sweet honey to share with family and friends.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of honeybees and how they are raised on farms across the United States.

In rhyming text, a child describes the work Grandpa does to take care of honeybees and harvest the honey they make.

Recounts the experiences of John Miller, one of the foremost migratory beekeepers, who, despite mysterious epidemics that threaten American honey populations--and the nation's agribusiness--forges on and moves ahead in a new natural world.

Explains how bees produce honey, as well as the commercial process of producing and marketing honey as a food and for use in other products.

A manual for beekeepers covers such topics as hive managment, bee handling, pollination, swarming, bee anatomy, queen rearing, honey harvesting, and diseases and pests.