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Claire Preston 2006 206 pages Soft cover 14
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Bookshelf we have in recent editions reviewed a number of books that take a cultural look at bees, and this is one of the best. Claire Preston draws upon vast literature for her presentation. A flavour of the areas discussed can be gained from a the Chapter titles The reasons for bees, Biological bee, Kept bee, Political bee, Pious/corrupt bee, Utile bee, Aesthetic bee, Folkloric bee, Playful bee, Bee movie, and Retired bee. Even the most widely read beekeeper will find something new here: for example, did you know that Suggs, the ‘eminently
This is a learned and enjoyable essay about bees. Here on
sane’ lead singer of the 1980's band, Madness - chose a beehive as the one luxury he would like to take with him, when interviewed on the BBC's radio programme Desert island Discs? Most pages of
this beautifully presented book have excellent and interesting illustrations. Unfortunately, the text is slightly let down by mistakes concerning honeybee science, and a picture (ludicrous to any beekeeper) of marked queen, captioned ‘the queen bee is marked by her size and the red dot on her head. However, this is not the book to read if you want to know about bee science or beekeeping. {t is a great book to read if you want to gain a wider perspective of bees' role within our human society. a
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FAO 2005 94 pages Soft cover 12.50
(€18.80) Code F005
Forest-based small-scale enterprises (like beekeeping) are usually economic activities taking place at the individual or household level, often employing relatives or neighbours, and where salaried labour is
negligible. Such enterprises have great difficulty to obtain microfinance, which they need to purchase inputs (for example, packaging materials), to hire equipment or to smoothen uneven cash flows. However, microfinance institutions regard small forest-based activities as risky, the people are in remote places, and the transaction costs of providing the small amount of finance will be relatively high.
This text seeks to inform people who are in positions to improve this situation, by examining the needs of the small-scale enterprises, and the different types of microfinance that might be available. Fact boxes provide plenty of examples of typical situations, and four case studies, from Nepal, Guatemala, Peru and Sudan are examined in detail. The text provides analysis and gives many suggestions for how
microfinance can be made successfully accessible, along with other services including savings, leasing, insurance and cash transfers. These are crucial resources in helping people out of poverty.
TEACH YOURSELF BEEKEEPING **-"n and Claire Waring :
168 pages Soft cover
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possible to learn beekeeping from a book? If it is, then this is the book - at least if you want to learn the craft as it may be practised in the UK, or other industrialised countries where European races of Apis mellifera are present. Much of the text, especially concerning equipment names, and seasonal information, relates to the UK. The information given is practical, clear and understandable, and importantly, the chapter on pests and diseases is up to date. This is an excellent book for the beginner, or would-be beekeeper - all the necessary information is here, and not in overwhelming detail. Sections headed ‘What you need to notice’, ‘Cannot find the queen? contain just the sort of hints and
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tips that a beginner beekeeper needs to know, and only an experienced beekeeper can provide. An extremely useful new text that will surely guide many to fruitful beekeeping. HOW TO ORDER Through our website store www.beesfordevelopment.org or send an e-mail, fax or post us a note of what you want. Our contact details are on page 2.
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