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Agroforestry by Chris Brils,
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Paulien van de Ende, Bertken de Leede and Peter Paap Agrodok Series No 16, Agromisa, Wageningen, The Netherlands (1994) 80 pages. Paperback. Editions in
English and French. Available from
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Agroforestry is the practice of cultivating annual crops in combination with trees and sometimes livestock. This paperback provides an overview of the main principles of agroforestry, presented in a simple and readable form.
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The possibilities and restrictions of agroforestry are discussed, with emphasis on the need to involve farmers in the development of tailor-made agroforestry plans. There is a useful glossary of terms, an international address list, and a list of tree species commonly used in agroforestry.
Seeds for beekeepers, conservationists and gardeners by British Isles Bee Breeders’
Association
BIBBA, Ripley, United Kingdom (1993) 40 pages. Paperback. Available from Bees for
Development (see Books fo Buy) price 5.00 A booklet listing garden flowers, other native plants, trees and shrubs that in a temperate climate like that of the British Isles will provide forage for honeybees from January until November. Brief details of 230 species are given. BIBBA is an educational charity concerned with the conservation, restoration and study of native honeybees of Britain and Ireland.
Agricultura para o futuro by C Reijntjes,
B Haverkort and
A Waters-Bayer This is the Portuguese edition of Farming for the Future. The book is obtainable from ASPTA, Rua da Candelaria, 9-60° andar, 20091-020 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil for USS40 including airmail postage. The English edition is listed in Books to Buy, price 8.25.
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Bees for
Beeswax by Ron Brown Bee Books New and Old, Burrowbridge, United
Kingdom (1995 - 3rd edition) 87 pages. Paperback. Bees for Development (see Book
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The third edition of this popular text has an updated section on candle making and more detail on wax casting. Other subjects covered include the history and origins and many uses of beeswax. The book received an Apimondia Silver Medal when it was first published in 1981.
The dance language and orientation of bees von Frisch translated by Leigh E Chadwick with a foreword by Thomas Seeley by Karl
Harvard University Press, London, United Kingdom
(1994) 566 pages. Paperback. Available from Bees for Development (see Books to Buy) price 33.95
A paperback edition of a classic text. The two major questions which Karl von Frisch wanted to answer were: how does a bee direct others to desirable food sources, and how does a bee find her way to and from these food sources?
This publication is based on the papers presented at the International Seminar on Forestry Research Management held in Dehra Dun, India from 2-6 March 1993.
Discovering the answers, especially how honeybees communicate with their nestmates, was a revolutionary breakthrough in the study of animal behaviour. Karl von Frisch describes his crucial experiments and observations. These ultimately lead to his work being rewarded by the Nobel Prize in 1973. This new edition contains a foreword by Tom Seeley providing a useful perspective of the work, and an appreciation of Karl von Frisch by his protégé, Martin Lindauer.
Thirteen papers relating to Forest Research Management in general and sixteen papers summarising the situation in countries of Asia.
Von Frisch’s text provides excellent insights into a true scientist’s approach to understanding nature, and should be read by all students of bee biology.
Forestry Research Management FORSPA Publication 9, Bangkok, Thailand (1994) 238 pages. Paperback. For further information contact FAO RAPA, 39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra
Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
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