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by S Rehm and G Espig Verlag Josef Mararaf, Weikersheim, Germany (1991). 552 pp. Hardback. This compact manual contains an amazing of the on over of plant 1000 wealth detail species which provide us with food, drinks, spices, medicinal plants, raw materials for
Bees of the world ,
by C O'Toole and A Raw.
clothing and many other requirements Each chapter begins with an introduction to the particular properties of the plant group, the economics, production trends, nutritional aspects, chemistry and technological features Major crops are treated in detail Ornaental and forest plants are not included This book is mentioned here on Bookshelf because it may be of interest to readers involved with aspects of sustainable land use The information given on beekeeping is unfortunately very brief and erroneous in
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Bees and beekeeping in Southern Africa R
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Proceedings of the International Beekeepers’
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Symposium held in Stellenbosch, South Africa in January 1990 The subjects of the papers relate to aspects of pollination, the impact of African bees in the USA, bees and pesticides, the biology and management of Apis mellifera capensis (the Cape honey bee) and Apis mellifera scutellata, honey, beekeeping techniques, stings, forage, and short reports
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This book will be enjoyed by anyone who has a liking for bees It 1s highly readable, full of interesting illustrations (mostly in colour) and helpful diagrams. The book explains what bees are, and how they differ from other insects With a world fauna of 25 000 described species, bees easily outstrip amphibians and reptiles (5500 species), birds (8600 species) and mammals (3500 spectes], and new bee species are being identified every year Most bee species are solitary and the life cycles of mining, mason, leaf-cutter and carder bees are described The road to sociality is then discussed, leading of course to haney bees and stingless bees The final chapters discuss bees and flowers. with a whole chapter devoted to the unlikely partners bees and orchids. The idea of the male honey bee as the lazy, feckless drone, relying on workers to feed him, has permeated our language. To set the record straight, the authors have devoted a whole chapter to males of the species, carefully emphasising the vital role of male bees and how they achieve it The cover of the book features a happy scene eleven males of an as yet undescribed species of Eucera (ground-nesting bees} settled down for the night on a flower of Chrysanthemum
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Guide to bees and h oney
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The third edition of this excellent. practical guide The type of beekeeping described is with movable-frame hives and the text relates to conditions prevailing in the UK However, much of the information can be universally applied to frame-hive beekeeping and at 15 95 this text still represents excellent value for money.
