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THE BEE TREE Stephen Buchmann and Diana Cohn 2007 40 pages Hard cover
(€17.75) Code B050
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This book, intended for children, provides a beautiful introduction to tropical Asia's Apis dorsata honey bees. There are two sections - the first depicts the story of a village boy climbing flimsy ladder to ascend the colossal bee tree a for the first time. The second half of the book gives background about Malaysia: her forests, bees and culture. Three people in the USA have been responsible for together creating this book: an artist, an author and an apicultural scientist. Paul Mirocha, the artist, has managed something difficult - magical pictures that recreate the atmosphere of the dark forest the fact that honey hunting takes place only on the darkest, moon-free nights has always made it something difficult to capture on film. Diana Cohn, the author, has neatly described honey hunting and its important aspects, explaining how a boy learns the skills from his grandfather. The apicultural scientist who brought these skills together into this book is Stephen Buchmann.
Unlike most children’s books, the people who feature are not fictional characters, but people living in the forest today: Pak Teh, a respected honey hunter keeping forest traditions alive, and teaching his skills to young people like Nizam - also featured in the book. Malaysian bee expert Professor Makhdzir Mardan, who for many years has been
advocating for better care and protection for these forests, was one of the first scientists to document the culture of these honey hunters and the bee trees (See pages 6-8).
THE HONEY BEE AROUND AND ABOUT Celia F Davis 2007 158 pages 22.50
(€33.75) Code D305
Celia Davis’ first book The honeybee inside out (BfD/ 71) described the anatomy and behaviour of the honey bee. This new companion volume looks at more areas of honey bee biology. The first part considers honey bees in relation to other bees and wasps, the benefits of social behaviour, and discussion of bee breeding. The next part of the book is an assessment of honey bee pathology, grouped under the following headings: Health and hazards, When the kids are ill, Problems with the grown-ups, Mighty mites, and The enemy within and without. Davis has the skill of making scientific information readable and interesting, and these chapters make the topics accessible and
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clear. The following chapters discuss flowers, foraging behaviour, bee products and honey.
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Andrew Davies 2007 96 pages Hard cover 6.99
(€10.50) Code D105
This does not pretend to be a text book on beekeeping, rather
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throughout the year: the start up requirements, an introduction to the honey bee colony, what to look for when examining a colony, how to catch a swarm, honey harvesting, and a brief introduction to honey bee health. is a concise text appropriate for someone thinking of starting beekeeping, and very much focused on beekeeping as practised in the UK. It
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Now on DVD RAFTER BEEKEEPING WITH APIS DORSATA Bee Research & Development Centre, Hanoi 2007 (video released 1995) 30 minutes 20
(€35.00) Code VIDO2
This film won a Gold Medal at the Apimondia Congress in 1995. It provides an informative explanation of Melaleuca swamps and the associated ‘rafter beekeeping’ with Apis dorsata. We are introduced to the flora and fauna of the Swamp in the Mekong Delta region, which has been greatly affected by war and deforestation. The important economic aspects of the honey and white wax collected from Apis dorsata are explained. Next is a section on the Apis dorsata colony and how it functions. Finally a description of why raftering developed, a step-by-step account of
THE KEYSTONE HAND BOOK ON
HONEY HUNTING
how the rafters are constructed, and the research that is underway to improve the techniques. Produced with funding from KWT Netherlands and BEENET Asia, the Technical Advisor is Vincent Mulder.
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THE KEYSTONE HAND BOOK ON HONEY HUNTING 2006 55 pages 15
(€22.50) Code K310
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Keystone has worked for over 10 years with the honey hunters in the Nilgiris hills of South West India. This is a guide to best practice in honey hunting and processing activities, and includes the opinions of various stakeholders.
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