Bees/ov Development Journal 91
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DR SARA’S HONEY POTIONS
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2009 122 pages 12
(€18) Code: R450
Sara Robb is an expert soap maker who has developed a thriving business in the UK based on toiletries - soap, bath bombs, bubble bath, creams and lip balms, made from her own recipes. In this new book she shares
By Dr Sara Robb
methods and recipes for making products containing honey and beeswax.
Everything is explained in a clear way. The scientific explanations and methods given are very well written, particularly concerning soap making, with useful appendices for calculating recipes correctly according to the oil being used. Not all ingredients will be available everywhere, but everyone will be able to source some of those listed.
The production of cosmetics and toiletries is one of the best ways for beekeepers and their families to add significant value to honey and beeswax. A new and excellent resource of recipes for modern, appealing products. Very highly recommended.
QUEEN BEE - BIOLOGY, REARING AND BREEDING David Woodward
2009 138 pages
21
(€31.50) Code: W700
Everything that a beekeeper keeping Apis mellifera bees of European origin needs to know about rearing queens. Queen bee biology is clearly explained, as is queen rearing in frame hives, either with or without grafting (the transfer of larvae from normal brood cells into queen cell cups, using a grafting tool). Day-by-day instructions make the process clear and understandable. All necessary additional information is provided, such as bees’ ne~~ for good nutrition and how to capture and transport queens. Bee breeding is a complex field and the informati given here is the right amount to inform, yet not overwhelm, with methods given for defining selection criteria,
and implementing a programme. Instrumental insemination of bees is described: rationale, equipment and
methodology. Starting with the cover’s great picture of queen and workers, this clear text is well illustrated and provides a useful guide for beekeepers.
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edited by Rose Cooper, Peter Molan and Richard White 2009 216 pages 29.95 (€45) Code: C900
This scholarly looking and written series of articles is welcome point of discussion for this subject. The medicinal and culinary uses of honey have been well known for millennia. There is much current debate about the anti-micro-organism properties of honey and this book provides current evidence to support these claims. a
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is noteworthy, as stated in this book, that there have been 16 randomised control trials, published in the past five years alone, showing that chronic wounds were healed after honey treatment. The book goes into a good amount
topics, from obvious like ‘Why honey works’ to more unknown ones like ‘Honey and radiotherapy damaged tissue’ make this book a comprehensive guide to honey and modern wound management. believe that the editors have got itri, and this book does, indeed, do as it says “on the tin”! of detail with each chapter having a comprehensive list of references. The diverse set of
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The Barefoot
THE BAREFOOT BEEKEEPER Phil
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Chandler
2009 (3rd edition) 110 pages
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(€19.50) Code C440
A refreshing new ‘ook at beekeeping in the 21st century, advocating simplicity in methods and making beekeeping accessible to everyone. The author proposes that by placing the needs of the honey bee colony first, and our own needs second, we can dispense with complicated and expensive equipment, and maintain healthy
bees with minimal use of chemicals and medicines. Not a rule book, the proposed approach is based on a set of — principles which broadly advocate allowing the bees to live as naturally as possible, with minimum interference even if this means less honey for the beekeeper. The horizontal top-bar hive is introduced with good explanations tow cost, low impact, natural llth cote) n ello
of how it works and also the benefits of allowing bees to make their own comb. The author does not
suggest we neglect bees: rather that we learn to listen to them. Extremely readable, the book is ideal for bee enthusiasts who aim to help conserve the honey bee, and harvest some honey as an added benefit. One fault, no page numbers! 14
