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*Provides an accessible, illustrated look at the human-bee relationship over time. *Features a section on beekeeping and handy go-to guides to the identification, prevention, and treatment of honey bee diseases. *Covers bee evolution, ecology, genetics, and physiology. *Includes a directory of notable bee species. *Presents a holistic approach to bee health, including organic and integrated pest management techniques. *Shows what you can do to help bee populations. -- Earth is home to more than 20,000 bee species, from fluorescent-colored orchid bees and sweat bees to flower-nesting squash bees and leaf-cutter bees. This book takes an incomparable look at this astounding diversity, blending an engaging narrative with practical, hands-on discussions of such topics as beekeeping and bee health. It explores our relationship with the bee over evolutionary time, delving into how it came to be, where it stands today, and what the future holds for humanity and bees alike. -- Bees pollinate more than 130 fruit, vegetable, and seed crops that we rely on to survive. Bees are crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering plants, while the economic contributions of these irreplaceable insects are measured in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Yet bees are dying at an alarming rate, threatening food supplies and ecosystems around the world. In this richly illustrated natural history of the bee, Noah Wilson-Rich and his team of bee experts provide a window into the vitally important role that bees play in the life of our planet.--
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Bee culture --- Bees --- Abeilles --- Apiculture
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Bee culture. --- Bees --- Economic aspects.
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Bees pollinate more than 130 fruit, vegetable, and seed crops that we rely on to survive. Bees are crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering plants, and the economic contributions of these irreplaceable insects measure in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Yet bees are dying at an alarming rate, threatening food supplies and ecosystems around the world. In this richly illustrated natural history of the bee, Noah Wilson-Rich and his team of bee experts provide a window into the vitally important role that bees play in the life of our planet. Earth is home to more than 20,000 bee species, from fluorescent-colored orchid bees and sweat bees to flower-nesting squash bees and leaf-cutter bees. This book takes an incomparable look at this astounding diversity, blending an engaging narrative with practical, hands-on discussions of such topics as beekeeping and bee health. It explores our relationship with the bee over evolutionary time, delving into how it came to be, where it stands today, and what the future holds for humanity and bees alike. - Provides an accessible, illustrated look at the human-bee relationship over time. - Features a section on beekeeping and handy go-to guides to the identification, prevention, and treatment of honey bee diseases. - Covers bee evolution, ecology, genetics, and physiology. - Includes a directory of notable bee speciesPresents a holistic approach to bee health, including organic and integrated pest management techniques. - Shows what you can do to help bee populations.
Bees --- Bee culture --- Abeilles --- Apiculture --- Insects. Springtails
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Bee culture --- Bee culture. --- Bees in literature. --- Bees in literature. --- Bees --- Bees. --- Bees. --- History --- Slovenia.
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First published in 1956, this classic work on the anatomy of honey bee by R. (Robert) E. Snodgrass is acclaimed as much for the author's remarkably detailed line drawings of the various body parts and organs of his subject as for his authoritative knowledge of entomology and the engaging prose style with which he conveys it. This book should be in the library of every student of the honey bee and bee behavior-beekeepers (both amateur and professional) as well as scientists.
Insects --- Honeybee --- Apis mellifera --- European honeybee --- Hive bee --- Honey bee --- Apis (Insects) --- Bees --- Bee culture --- Anatomy.
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Bees --- Pesticides --- Bees --- Bee culture --- Effect of pesticides on --- Environmental aspects --- Diseases
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This book provides insights to readers by local researchers on current bee diversity, bee flora, history of beekeeping, development of modern beekeeping and drawbacks especially bee diseases and parasite in different geographical areas in Asia. Asia is home to at least nine honey bee species, including the introduced European honey bee, Apis mellifera. Although the introduced European honey bee and the native Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, are the most commonly employed species for commercial beekeeping, the remaining non-managed native species have important ecological and economic roles on the continent. Species distributions of most honey bee species overlap in Southeast Asia, promoting the potential for interspecies transmission of pests and parasites, as well as their spread to other parts of the world by human translocation. The decline of honey bee populations is of great concern around the world, including Asia. Global colony losses of European honey bees are believed to be caused, in part, by pests and parasites originating from Asia such as the mite Varroa destructor, the microsporidian Nosema ceranae, and several bee viruses. Using the experiences of leading Asian bee researchers, this book provides insight to readers about bee diversity, flora, management, and stressors in Asia, with a special focus on honey bees. Bee scientists, researchers, government officer and general audience who have interests in beekeeping especially in Asia will find this an important account.
Life sciences. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Bee culture --- Insects --- Zoology --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Apiculture --- Bee keeping --- Beekeeping --- Honeybee --- Honeybee culture --- Keeping, Bee --- Keeping bees --- Rearing of bees --- Insect rearing --- Rearing
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This book covers pot-pollen—the other product, besides honey, stored in cerumen pots by Meliponini. Critical assessment is given of stingless bee and pot-pollen biodiversity in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Topics addressed include historical biogeography, cultural knowledge, bee foraging behavior, pollination, ecological interactions, health applications, microbiology, the natural history of bee nests, and chemical, bioactive and individual plant components in stored pollen. Pot-pollen maintains the livelihoods of stingless bees and provides many interesting biological products that are just now beginning to be understood. The Meliponini have developed particular nesting biologies, uses of building materials, and an architecture for pollen storage. Environmental windows provide optimal temperature and availability of pollen sources for success in plant pollination and pollen storage. Palynological composition and pollen taxonomy are used to assess stingless honey bee pollination services. Pollen processing with microorganisms in the nest modifies chemical composition and bioactivity, and confers nutraceutical benefits to the honey and pollen widely relished by native people. Humans have always used stingless bees. Yet, sustainable meliponiculture (stingless bee-keeping) projects have so far lacked a treatise on pot-pollen, which experts provide in this transdisciplinary, groundbreaking volume.
Honeybee. --- Stingless bees. --- Life sciences. --- Food --- Biochemistry. --- Animal ecology. --- Animal physiology. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Animal Ecology. --- Food Science. --- Animal Biochemistry. --- Animal Physiology. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Biotechnology. --- Insects --- Zoology --- Animal physiology --- Animals --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Ecology --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Food biotechnology --- Biotechnology --- Genetically modified foods --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Physiology --- Composition --- Meliponidae --- Meliponini --- Stingless honeybees --- Apidae --- Apis mellifera --- European honeybee --- Hive bee --- Honey bee --- Apis (Insects) --- Bees --- Bee culture --- Food science. --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Classification --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy
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