The NEW COMPLETE GUIDE TO BEEKEEPING

by ROGER A MORSE

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New softcover book, 208 pages, first published 1994.

This revised and expanded version of The Complete Guide to Beekeeping will tell you all you need to knkow to start and maintain a healthy bee colony. If you're already an experienced beekeeper, this book will lead you into new areas of the business, answer new questions, or help you refine your skills.

Many subjects are covered in detail, including:

• Buying a colony of bees
• Managing bees throughout the season
• Selecting equipment and a good apiary site
• Preventing swarming
• Extracting, processing and selling honey
• Controlling pests, predators and diseases
• Rearing queen honey bees

Photographs and technical drawings illustrate the text; appendices define technical terms, list supply sources and tell you where to find more information.

About the Author

Roger A Morse was a professor of apiculture at Cornell University. An enthusiastic beekeeper for more than 50 years, he and his father once operated 400 colonies of bees. Professor Morse consulted and undertook research in more than 60 countries through the sponsorship of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Agriculture, the US Army and Cornell University. The author of many books and several hundred popular and scientific articles on bees and beekeeping, Roger Morse died in 2000.

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The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping by Roger A Morse