BOOKSHELF Beekeeping in the tropics Agrodok 32 compiled by
Ir P
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Segeren
Available from: Agromisa, PO Box 41, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands, or from: TOOL, Entrepotdok 687/69a, 1018 AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands (price Dfl 7.50 excluding postage)
page) has been written with the intention of introducing to the people of Malaysia the importance of farming. It contains details of how to produce 33 vegetables, 22 fruits, 10 field crops and 6 spices. Informative articles on harvesting, handling and packaging of fruits and vegetables are provided by the DSIR, New Zealand. A comprehensive feasibility study is also included. This sets out all material and labour costs for each stage of the crop development process, together with the gross revenue likely at today’s wholesale prices. In a publication of this type it is impossible to cover every aspect of a crop’s management, or a type of husbandry. The section on beekeeping, for example, occupies only six pages (with
20 colour photographs).
D G Lowe
gaye Ruliney
This short booklet provides a basic in-
troduction to beekeeping, a rapid review of management methods and hive types, and a section on pests and diseases of honeybees. Also available in French.
Beekeeping in Kenya by K Kigatiira |
Nairobi, Kenya; Published by the author
(1988) 33 pp.
Available from IBRA price 4 (excluding postage and packing)* An introduction to beekeeping as it is practised in Kenya. Beekeeping in log hives and in Kenya top-bar hives are discussed. Dimensions and instructions are given for constructing a top-bar hive.
colonies of these bees is a skilful but highly dangerous activity which may be a dying art. The photographs reveal the whole story; from setting out with the 160 foot rope ladder used to climb the cliff face, through plundering of the colony, to harvesting of the honey and beeswax. The photographs deservedly won the 1988 World Press Prize for nature.
Honey hunters of Nepal by E Valliand Summers D
London, UK; Thames & Hudson Ltd
(1988) Available from IBRA price 16.95 cluding postage and packing)*
(ex-
An unusual book on_ beekeeping: many large colour photographs and very little text! The authors lived in Nepal for several years and during this time spent eight months living with forest-dwelling Gurung tribes people. This enabled the authors to photograph and study honey hunting: the plundering of honey from rock-nesting colonies of Apis dorsata/laboriosa. Climbing rock faces and dealing with 10
Green fingers: a total commitment to the development of farming by N Sahadevan Seremban, Malaysia; Sahadevan Publications Sdn Bhd (1987) 527 pp. Available from Sahadevan Publications, 13 Jalan Dato Lee Fong Yee, 70000, Seremban, Malaysia (price $120 plus postage).
This lavishly produced volume with over 1200 colour illustrations (many whole-
Biogeography and_taxonomy of honeybees by F Ruttner Berlin, German Federal Republic; Springer Verlag (1988) 284 pp. Available from IBRA price 54.00 cluding postage and packing)*
(ex-
This book deals with the subfamily of honeybees (Apinae), their evolution, ecology and taxonomy at the species and subspecies level. Data on evolution and distribution, ecological adaptation, and geographic variability of honeybees is presented. An overview of compara-
tive behavioural studies is provided, with interesting examples of adaptations to various climatic conditions and the specific requirements of Apis subspecies.
Breeding techniques and selection for breeding of the honeybee by F Ruttner Derby, UK; BIBBA, by arrangement with Ehrenwirth Verlag, Munich (1988) 148 pp.
Available from IBRA price &7 (excluding postage and packing)*
An English translation of the 6th edition
