Leaflets available from IBRA

Source Materials for Apiculture

The 1984 editions of the Source Materials for Apiculture leaflets are now available in English. Individual leaflets are available free of charge to beekeepers in developing countries, and the leaflets may also be purchased from IBRA (1 or US$1.80 each, £8 or US$12.75 for a set of ten in one language, please add a further 10% to cover packing and postage). The 1984 editions published in Spanish and French are also still available.

The titles of the leaflets are:

SAM 1: Suppliers of equipment for tropical and subtropical beekeeping - 6 pages

SAM 2: Marketing bee products: addresses of importers and agents - 10 pages

SAM 3: Planting for bees in developing countries - 10 pages

SAM 4: Opportunities for training in apiculture world wide - 10 pages

SAM 5: Sources of voluntary workers for apicultural development - 4 pages

SAM 6: Sources of grant-aid for apicultural development - 12 pages

SAM 7: Obtaining apicultural information for use in developing countries - 6 pages

SAM 8: Apicultural reference books for developing countries - 8 pages

SAM 9: Educational aids on apiculture - 6 pages

SAM 10: Writing about apiculture: guidelines for authors - 6 pages

Information Leaflet 1:

Information obtainable from the International Bee Research Association. 8 pp.

This leaflets lists published information on beekeeping available free of charge to individuals and Institutes in developing countries, and also gives details of publications on tropical beekeeping which can be purchased from IBRA.

Information Leaflet 2:

The management of Africanized honeybees by Dr Nicola Bradbear and Dr David De Jong. 4 pp.

This illustrated leaflet is intended for beekeepers in South and Central America who must adapt their methods of beekeeping to successfully manage Africanized bees. The leaflet gives practical guidance on clothing and equipment, apiary siting, colony management and changing queens. Information Leaflet 2 is available in English and Spanish.