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Overwintering Honey Bees compiled by Richard Searle
€26,95
Overwintering Honey Bees
€26,95
The American beekeeper and philosopher Richard Taylor once wrote: 'Ask any beekeeper what they think is their biggest, single, most troublesome problem and the chances are they'll say 'swarming', Yet in fact, the costs of swarming, in terms of reduced honey crops, probably do not even come close to those resulting from winter losses.'He went on to add that, 'a swarmed colony, though weakened and perhaps a source of depression to its owner, is no special problem. A dead hive in spring, on the other hand, is often an appalling thing to contemplate and an irksome chore to restore.'
This books brings together the advice and suggestions of many experienced beekeepers to help you reduce winter losses of honey bee colonies so that you are greeted by the buzz of your bees in the spring.
COMPILED & EDITED BY: Jeremy Burbidge, Julia Hoggard, Richard Searle.
THIS BOOK BRINGS TOGETHER THE WORK OF 22 CONTRIBUTORS: Dan Basterfield, Geoff Blay, Paul Boyle, Jeremy Burbidge, Norman Carreck, Ann Chilcott, Lynfa Davies, Clare Densley, Steve Donohoe, David Evans, Martin Hann, Ben Harden, Julia Hoggard, Lesley Jacques, Ceri Joyner, Roger Patterson
Kay Phillips, Anne Pike, Andrea Quigley, Richard Rickitt, Kirsty Stainton
VIEW Contents
- Foreword — Jeremy Burbidge
- Introduction — Andrea Quigley
- Bees in winters gone by — Richard Rickitt
- The Superorganism; Caring For Your Inner Mammal — Julia Hoggard
- Bee biology in the winter — Lesley Jacques
- Whether the weather — Geoff Blay
- Winter hive configurations — Steve Donohoe
- Is the colony queen right? — Dan Basterfield
- Monitoring and Management of Varroa mites — Kirsty Stainton
- Do my bees have enough stores? — Roger Patterson
- Are my hives fully weather proof? — Paul Boyle
- Keeping out unwanted pests and visitors — Norman Carreck
- Winter Varroa management — Kirsty Stainton
- Assessing winter stores and the art of hefting — Anne Pike
- First inspections of the new year — Lynfa Davies
- Posmortems — Clare Densley & Martin Hann
- An overwintered nuc, a good insurance policy — David Evans
- All Beekeeping is local - beekeepers tales from around the British Isles
- Scotland — Anne Chilcott
- England — Kay Phillips
- Wales — Ceri Joyner
- Ireland — Ben Harden
- Frequently asked questions — Julia Hoggard
- Summary — Julia Hoggard
- Things to do in winter instead of twiddling your thumbs — Richard Searle
- Contributors' biographies
- Websites and resources
- Overwintering advice on YouTube
- Don't forget to take your Queen Excluders out
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