{"product_id":"raising-resilient-bees-mcewen","title":"Raising Resilient Bees by Eric McEwen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith over 100 colour photographs and illustrations, Raising Resilient Bees is the comprehensive source for new and experienced beekeepers, offering a sustainable, natural and repeatable model of care for hive health and production.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlobal pests and diseases present an unprecedented challenge for the modern honeybee. Hobby and commercial beekeepers alike continue to experience troubling rates of mortality for their colonies, with potentially deleterious consequences for the stability of our wider ecosystems and overall food security. It is time for a global focus on restoring the health of the shared apiary by naturally rearing genetically diverse and resilient lines of bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising Resilient Bees\u003c\/em\u003e establishes these parameters and provides guidance for new and experienced beekeepers alike to translate these goals into real practice, thereby safeguarding the honeybee from the unknown threats of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors Eric and Joy McEwen take two decades worth of beekeeping experience, experiments and professional production to deliver groundbreaking methods in queen-rearing, varroa mite management and Natural Nest hive design. Inside, you’ll discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRevived and adapted heritage Integrated Pest Management techniques\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enaturally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rear queens and select for resilient, mite-resistant genetic lines without relying on swarming or grafting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey tenets of apicentric beekeeping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvice for establishing a flourishing and sustainable business with beekeeping at the centre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to naturally rear bees with distinctive characteristics suitable to their locale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAs in large-scale agriculture, the trend toward genetic homogenization is having long-term implications for bees’ capacity to withstand diverse environmental stressors. With expert advice, enthusiasm and easy-to-follow instructions, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising Resilient Bees\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edelivers important and timely information for every beekeeper to create a healthier future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALIUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57087631229276,"sku":"0570","price":395.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0856\/5863\/2540\/files\/0570.webp?v=1774003786","url":"https:\/\/www.northernbeebooks.co.uk\/en-se\/products\/raising-resilient-bees-mcewen","provider":"NORTHERN BEE BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}