The Australian Beekeeping Manual by Owen, Robert -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Life history of the honey bee

Castes of the honey bee The Western honey bee and its subspecies Lifecycle of the honey bee Mating and drone congregation areas Life as a young adult bee Collecting nectar and pollen Communications and navigation Honey bees as superorganisms

Chapter 2 Basic equipment and protective clothing

Equipment Protective clothing

Chapter 3 Constructing hives

Constructing a hive Other parts of a hive

Chapter 4 Frames and how to build them

Frames Cleaning used frames Attaching foundation to the frame Using wax or plastic foundation Using plastic sides for frames

Chapter 5 Your first bees

Obtaining your first bees What kind of bees should I keep? Should I buy an established hive or catch a swarm? Swarms and swarm catching Transferring an established colony Moving hives General maintenance and inspections during the first year

Chapter 6 Locating your bees

Locating hives on your property Hive position in summer and winter Urban beekeeping Feeding bees water

Chapter 7 Spring and summer management

Inspections Managing the build-up of bees in your hive to maximise honey production Managing the honey flow Merging colonies Feeding syrup Sugar candy Feeding pollen or pollen substitute Swarms Providing hives for pollination Collecting pollen

Chapter 8 Autumn and winter management

Autumn The winter shutdown Winter

Chapter 9 Extracting

Using a sieve to harvest honey Use of an extractor to harvest honey Choosing an extractor Type of extractor to buy Comb honey Reuse of wax foundation Colour of wax

Chapter 10 Preparing honey for sale and competitions

Preparing honey for sale Preparing honey for competitions

Chapter 11 Rearing queens

The three reasons for a colony to produce a new queen Hive splitting Queen candy

Chapter 12 Sustainable beekeeping

Natural beekeeping hives

Chapter 13 The bee-friendly garden

Bee-friendly flowering plants Further considerations for the bee-friendly garden A garden is a work in progress

Chapter 14 Native bees

Social bees Solitary bees

Chapter 15 Diseases of the honey bee

Diseases of brood Good management practices to minimise disease in the colony American Foul Brood (AFB) European Foul Brood (EFB) Sacbrood virus (SBV) Chalkbrood Adult bee diseases258

Chapter 16 Parasites of the honey bee

Varroa Tropilaelaps mites — the Asian mite

Chapter 17 Pests of the honey bee

Wax Moth Small Hive Beetle (SHB) Braula fly

Chapter 18 Other problems of the honey bee

Pesticide and fungicide poisoning Chilled brood Overheating of the hive Damp hives Cane toads Ants Mice Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)

Chapter 19 Other types of bees and wasps

The Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) Bumblebees Wasps Asian hornets Other races of Apis mellifera Other species of Asian bees

Appendix: Sizes of frames and boxes Glossary Acknowledgements and picture credits Bibliography Index Back Cover