Description: Further DetailsTitle: Raising Resilient BeesCondition: NewSubtitle: Heritage Techniques to Mitigate Mites, Preserve Locally Adapted Genetics, and Grow Your ApiaryISBN-10: 1645021947EAN: 9781645021940ISBN: 9781645021940Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing CoFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/26/2023Description: With over 100 colour photographs and illustrations, Raising Resilient Bees is the comprehensive source for new and experienced beekeepers, offering a sustainable, natural and repeatable model of care for hive health and production. Global pests and diseases present an unprecedented challenge for the modern honey bee. Hobby and commercial beekeepers alike continue to experience troubling rates of mortality for their colonies, with potentially deleterious consequences for the stability of our wider ecosystems and overall food security. It is time for a global focus on restoring the health of the shared apiary by naturally rearing genetically diverse and resilient lines of bees. Raising Resilient Bees establishes these parameters and provides guidance for new and experienced beekeepers alike to translate these goals into real practice, thereby safeguarding the honey bee from the unknown threats of the future. Authors Eric and Joy McEwen take two decades worth of beekeeping experience, experiments and professional production to deliver groundbreaking methods in queen-rearing, varroa mite management and Natural Nest hive design. Inside, you’ll discover:Revived and adapted heritage Integrated Pest Management techniquesHow to naturally rear queens and select for resilient, mite-resistant genetic lines without relying on swarming or graftingKey tenets of apicentric beekeepingAdvice for establishing a flourishing and sustainable business with beekeeping at the centreHow to naturally rear bees with distinctive characteristics suitable to their locale As in large-scale agriculture, the trend toward genetic homogenization is having long-term implications for bees’ capacity to withstand diverse environmental stressors. With expert advice, enthusiasm and easy-to-follow instructions, Raising Resilient Bees delivers important and timely information for every beekeeper to create a healthier future.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 254mmItem Length: 178mmItem Width: 26mmItem Weight: 567gAuthor: Eric McEwen, Joy McEwenContributor: Dr. Walter S. Sheppard (Foreword by)Genre: Science Nature & MathTopic: Technology & Engineering, Home Garden & Pets, Business & FinanceRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Raising Resilient Bees
Title: Raising Resilient Bees
Subtitle: Heritage Techniques to Mitigate Mites, Preserve Locally Adapted G
ISBN-10: 1645021947
EAN: 9781645021940
ISBN: 9781645021940
Release Date: 10/26/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Dr. Walter S. Sheppard (Foreword by)
Book Title: Raising Resilient Bees : Heritage Techniques to Mitigate Mites, Preserve Locally Adapted Genetics, and Grow Your Apiary
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Green Business, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Item Height: 1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 20 oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Eric Mcewen, Joy Mcewen
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
