Beekeeping is important for securing food, poverty reduction, health, environmental
protection and plant pollination. These important practices are challenged by many biotic …

Beekeeping also known as apiculture is an interesting hobby and an ideal agro-based
subsidiary enterprise, providing supplementary and sometimes major income to the people …

It is well recognized that honeybees are major players in agricultural productivity through
their roles in crop pollination, and are economically valuable for hive products (mostly …

European honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are important pollinators of many fruits, nuts,
vegetables and field crops. Honey bees also pollinate different wild flowering plants and …

It is obvious that apicultural industries play an important role in generating employment
opportunities and increasing family income in the rural areas of the world. Control of …

This book aims to give an overall description of honey bee biology and beekeeping
practices worldwide but with the emphasis on information particularly relevant to Indian …

Honey bees are one of the most beneficial insects on Earth with both their critical roles in
pollination and health-promoting products. Honey bee products ranging from honey to bee …

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies are “superorganisms”. Individual bees do not display
the complete behavioural and ecological range of the species. With its caste structure and …

Most diseases that affect honey bees are just a nuisance, but some are serious not only to
the individual bees but to the whole colony. To diminish the impact of diseases in honey …

This book, which has gathered an accessible knowledge, no doubt would serve at first place
for beekeepers in southeast Asia, and also for beekeepers and bee scientists all over the …