INFORMATION CHARTS A
series of colour wall charts have recently been prepared. Their titles are:
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Chart 1 Information on Beeswax This chart aims to persuade beekeep-
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2 describes what honey is and
how it is made by bees. Simple details are given on, for example, how to prepare honey for market, what determines honey quality, and the difference between granulated and liquid honey.
Chart 3 Information on Top-Bar Hives The basic features of a top-bar hive are described along with illustrations of the various types of top-bar hives that have so far been developed. Some advantages and disadvantages of beekeeping in top-bar hives are listed, and the basic principles of the construction of top-bar hives are
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Chart 4 Information on Pollination This chart is primarily intended to help explain to crop-growers the value of honeybees in pollinating their crops. Brief descriptions of why pollination is important and how it takes place are given, along with lists of crop plants that benefit from
honeybee pollination.
The production of these Information Charts has been funded by ODA. The wall charts intended to be used as teaching aids and are available free of charge but ONLY TO are
INSTITUTUES (SUCH AS
SCHOOLS AND AGRICULTU-
COLLEGES) AND BEEKEEPING PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. RAL
If you would like your institute or project to receive one or more of these charts then write to: Dr Nicola Bradbear, Information Officer for Tropical
Apiculture, International Bee Research Association, 18 North Road, Cardiff, CF1 3DY, UK. Please note that information charts will be dispatched by surface post, and may take some time to reach you.
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