The Secrets of Bees by Weiler, Michael -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Foreword by Horst Kornberger I. OBSERVING BEES

1. Foraging 2. In-Flight Observations

The orientation flight of young bees The flight of the drones A hive swarms The flight of the Queen Drone congregation areas

3. The Swarm

The swarm cluster Catching a swarm Hiving the bees in a new home

II. INSIDE THE HIVE

4. Building Comb

Shaping space Beehives

5. Bee Development

Egg laying Larvae Pupation Drone brood Hatching bees

6. Bee Life

House bees and flying bees Development from the inside… …to the outside Metamorphosis of the glands Interpenetration

7. Summer Impressions

Bee dances Drone developments

8. Queen Development

III. WINTER IS COMING

9. Maturity

The drones depart Wintering

10. Winter Inspections

Reading the debris Losing a queen

11. Varroa Destructor 12. Bee Christmas

IV. BUILD-UP

13. Awakening

Cleansing flight

14. Surviving Spring

Dangers

15. From Winter Bees to Summer Bees

How a beekeeper can help

16. Preparing for the Honey Harvest 17. Summer Inspections

Swarm mood Swarm control

V. GIFTS FROM THE BEES

18. Honey

Gathering nectar How bees turn nectar into honey

19. Pollen, Bee Bread and Royal Jelly

The value of pollen for bees Pollen and people Royal jelly

20. The Power of Honey for Bees and People

Summer honey for bees Winter honey for bees Rudolf Steiner on honey Harvesting honey Storing honey What should honey really cost?

Appendix: Demeter Beekeeping About the author Acknowledgements End Notes and Picture Credits Bibliography and Further Reading Useful Organisations Copyright