Bookshelf

Honey bee pests, predators and diseases

edited by Roger Morse AWARD and Kim Flottum

1997 3rd edition 718 pages. Hardback. Available from Bees for Development price £30.00

The brand-new, updated edition of the most comprehensive book on honeybee diseases and predators available

The experts, including 18 new authors, haring their expertise in the original chapter subjects, with new, additional chapter on “the genetic basis of disease resistance.

Required reading and a practical guide for everyone involved in beekeeping, entomology or honeybee science world-wide.

The Varroosis in the Mediterranean Region

Published by CIHEAM (International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies)

1997 103 pages. Paperback. Available from Bees for Development price £16.00

The Proceedings of the Seminar organised by CIHEAM and the Direccién General de Investigaci6n Formacién Agraria-Junta de Andulucia in Spain in September 1996.

More than 50 researchers, technicians and beekeepers from 17 countries attended this two day meeting and heard the latest information on the scientific aspects of Varroa, including parasitic development and multiplication in bee colonies. Tolerance of Varroa by certain bee strains were discussed. Means of controlling the disease and the problems of mite resistance and post-treatment residues were considered. The efficiency of alternative therapies (organic acids and aromatic plant extracts) were explained, although it seems that these methods of treatment are not very efficient in the Mediterranean region. Economic implications of the disease were presented by Professor Raymond Borneck in his opening address.

There is large gap between the knowledge gained in the north and south of the Mediterranean, and the need for networking the work done on parasite population dynamics was stressed

Queen rearing and bee breeding

by Harry Laidlaw Jr and Robert Page Jr

1997 224 pages. Paperback. Available from Bees for Development price £18.00

A book written for beekeepers who know only little about genetics, and for geneticists who know little about beekeeping

An intense explanation about the subjects including information on the development of the queen and her care, the production of queen cells, mating techniques and record keeping, selective breeding and the genetic basis of disease resistance.

Non-timber forest products from the tropical forests of Africa

compiled by Harry van der Linde and Esther van Adrichem

1997 60 pages. Spiral bound. Available from Bees for Development price £9.00

This comprehensive bibliography is the outcome of project supported by WWF-Netherlands and provides an overview of literature available on non-timber forest products in the tropical forests of Africa, published up to January 1997.

Entries have been collected from the fields of anthropology, ecology, (ethno)botany, Management, pharmacology and socio-economy. The book is divided into three parts: references relevant to 1) The African continent and supranational regions, 2) specific countries, and 3) the subject general.

Designing conservation projects: people and biodiversity in endangered tropical environments

by Julian Caldecott 1996 312 pages. Hardback. Available from Bees for Development price £50.00

This is serious text explaining what goes into the planning and implementation of large conservation projects. During the first half of the book the author describes the work of projects in: Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), Nigeria, Western and Central Indonesia, China, Luzon (The Philippines), Costa Rica, and Irian Jaya (Indonesian New Guinea).

In the second half, the underlying conservation problems are reviewed, arriving at some general guidelines to be used in project planning. Options for achieving conservation of species are summarised as are options for achieving development, and ways to change peoples’ minds

This is unique book interestingly documenting and analysing the chosen case studies.

Documenting, evaluating and learning from our development projects

by Daniel Selner with Christopher Purdy and Gabriela Zapata

1996 107 pages. Spiral bound. English and Spanish editions. Available from Bees for Development price £15.00

A workbook for the practical understanding the concept of systematisation. Guidelines for planning processes and conducting follow-up and evaluation activities to improve project processes and results.

EXPLANATION PLEASE!

Systematisation is continuous process of participatory reflection on a project's progress and results by both project staff and participants

Natural housekeeping: rediscovered recipes for housecare

1997 144 pages. Paperback. Available from Bees for Development £12.00

A book of recipes for home care. How to make polishes, cleansers and perfumes using safe and natural ingredients. Beeswax features in a large number of recipes!

Video Shelf

Nepal: the high mountain home of the honeybee

written and produced by Claire Waring

1997 VHS/PAL and NTSC Running time 33 minutes

Available from Bees for Development price £18.00 including airmail postage and packing

This polished video explores the world of the honeybee species in Nepal that build single combs: Apis dorsata, Apis florea and Apis laboriosa. The film includes brief, well-described, life history for each species and explains where the bees build their nests. Apis florea is found in altitudes of up to 1000 m, Apis dorsata up to 1350 m, and Apis laboriosa nests as high as 4000 above sea level.

Honey hunting in Nepal is 12,000 year old activity and the film follows honey hunters on their twice-yearly visit to magnificent cliffs to harvest comb from the rock bee, Apis laboriosa. An interview with the hunters answers questions on why they enjoy honey hunting, how the honey and wax they harvest is prepared and used, and why the numbers of colonies returning to the cliffs each season is declining. In some areas honey hunting cliffs have been completely deserted by the bees.

10% of proceeds of video sales are donated to extension and development of beekeeping work in Nepal.

This is the companion video to “Nepal: its bees and beekeepers” reviewed in B&D45. Also available Bees for Development price £18

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