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Honey and pollen flora book cover Type: Publication Year Published: 2019

Honey and pollen flora of South-Eastern Australia

This publication focuses on the value of plants to nectarivores and honey bees in particular. The result of over 30 years of research, it distills both scientific knowledge and the opinions of hundreds of beekeepers into a reference work that will be the cornerstone of floral understanding in apiculture for years to come.

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Bee Agskills

A basic guide to some of the skills and practices of bee production. Easy to follow for those new to bee keeping, this book contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams and full-colour pictures. Includes how to maintain hives, use a bee smoker, catch a swarm, remove and extract honey, health and pests in the hive, buying equipment, and working safely with bees.

Type: Publication Year Published: 2016

Healthy Bees - AgGuide

Pests and diseases can attack specific stages in the lifecycle of the honey bee and they can also attack specific castes. This publication covers the management of pests, diseases and other disorders of the honey bee.

Type: Publication Year Published: 2017

Honey - harvesting and extracting AgGuide

The harvesting and extracting manual for the professional beekeeper, with lots of information that applies to all levels of beekeeping. It covers the steps from hive to extraction, the premises where you extract the honey, the extraction process itself, and the evidence you need to keep as a commercial beekeeper.

Type: Publication Year Published: 2021

Products of the hive

This book is about more than honey production. The complex behaviour of bees results in other products such as wax, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and, for older bees, bee venom. There are a range of possibilities for beekeepers to consider when it comes to overall profitability of keeping honey bees.

Type: Publication Year Published: 2018

Pollination using honey bees

Learn about preparing and maintaining bees so that they are fit for the pollination task. This book describes bee stocking rate required for more than sixty plant species.

Type: Publication Year Published: 2016

Queen bee breeding AgGuide

The definitive publication on queen bee breeding in Australia. Covers cell raising, grafting, nutrition, pests and diseases, reproductive biology, genetics, mating apiaries, queen banking, controlled mating, packaging and much more.

Type: Publication Year Published: 2016

Australian native bees

This AgGuide provides a wealth of advice on how you can support and enjoy our native bees, whether you use them for pollination or you have a small backyard garden and collect their delicious honey. Combining the expertise of Australia's leading native bee researchers.

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