The honey bee: a manual of instruction in apiculture.

"Books and journals relating to apiculture": p. 118.

Resin-foraging by colonies of Trigona sapiens and T. hockingsi (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini) and consequent seed dispersal of Corymbia torelliana (Myrtaceae).

Resins are a critical resource for stingless bees and resin-collecting bees act as seed dispersers in tropical plants. We describe the diurnal foraging patterns of colonies of Trigona sapiens and T. hockingsi on resin and pollen. We also document patterns of waste removal and seed dispersal of Corymbia torelliana. At most, only 10% of foragers collected resin or dispersed seed. Nevertheless, bees dispersed 1-3 seeds outside the nest per 5 minutes, and 38-114 seeds per day for each nest. The proportion of returning bees carrying pollen was highest in the morning for both species. The proportion of foragers returning with resin loads showed no significant diurnal variation in any season. Waste removal activity peaked in the afternoon for T. sapiens and in the morning for T. hockingsi. Seed removal peaked in the afternoon in one year only for T. sapiens. Bees dispersed thousands of seeds of C. torelliana over the season even though only a small proportion of the colony was engaged in seed transport.

Feasiblity Study into fungal biocontrol of small hive beetle

Investigation of potential for fungal control of small hive beetles.

Ecology, Behaviour and Control of Apis cerana with a Focus on Relevance to the Australian Incursion

Apis cerana Fabricius is endemic to most of Asia, where it has been used for honey production and pollination services for thousands of years. Since the 1980s, A. cerana has been introduced to areas outside its natural range (namely New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Australia), which sparked fears that it may become a pest species that could compete with, and negatively affect, native Australian fauna and flora, as well as commercially kept A. mellifera and commercial crops. This literature review is a response to these concerns and reviews what is known about the ecology and behaviour of A. cerana. Differences between temperate and tropical strains of A. cerana are reviewed, as are A. cerana pollination, competition between A. cerana and A. mellifera, and the impact and control strategies of introduced A. cerana, with a particular focus on gaps of current knowledge.

Increased attractiveness of honeybee hive product volatiles to adult small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, resulting from small hive beetle larval infestation

The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), is a recent but significant pest of honeybee Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) hives in various regions throughout the world, including Eastern Australia. The larval stage of this beetle damages hives when they feed on brood, pollen, and honeycomb, leaving behind fermented wastes. In cases of extreme damage, hives collapse and are turned to an odorous mass of larvae in fermenting hive products. The yeast Kodamaea ohmeri (Etchells & Bell) Yamada et al. (Ascomycota) has been consistently isolated from the fermenting material as well as each life stage of this beetle. Various studies have noted that the small hive beetle is attracted to volatiles from hive products and those of the yeast K. ohmeri, although earlier studies have not used naturally occurring hive products as their source of fermentation. This study investigated changes through time in the attractiveness of natural honeybee hive products to the small hive beetle as the hive products were altered by the action of beetle larvae and fermentation by K. ohmeri. We used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and choice-test behavioural assays to investigate these changes using products sampled from three apiaries. Attractiveness of the fermenting hive products (‘slime’) increased as fermentation progressed, and volatile profiles became more complex. Fermenting hive products remained extremely attractive for more than 30 days, significantly longer than previous reports. These results have strong implications for the development of an external attractant trap to assist in the management of this invasive pest.

Flowering ecology of south-east Australian melliferous flora

The flowering ecology of south-east Australian melliferous (honey) flora was studied, using observational data from our most experienced beekeepers. Short-term variation and long-term trends were observed which may have critical ecological implications. The study is a significant contribution to flowering ecology and provides an important foundation to guide future research.

A importância dos arranjos produtivos locais para o desenvolvimento local: o caso da aglomeração produtiva apícola no município de Picos - Piauí

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

Deutsche Ausgabe von Dr. Chase's drittem, letzten und vollständigem Recept-Buch und Haus-Arzt, oder, Praktische Lehren für das Volk : das Resultat langjähriger Beobachtungen des Verfassers, enthaltend die werthvollsten und neuesten Recepte in allen Zweigen der Medizin, und Gemeinnutziges für den Haushalt, einschliesslich einer Abhandlung über Frauen- und Kinder-Krankheiten ... /

Includes sections on dairying, beekeeping, gardening, and household hints; recipes in rhyme; some recipes include wine or liquor as an ingredient.

[Miscellaneous reprints]

Made-up set; title supplied.

Die ostafrikanische Honigbiene.

Reprint from Berichte über Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Deutsch-Ostafrika, Bd. 3, Heft 2, 1907. Hrsg. vom Kaiserlichen Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika (Biologisch-Landwirtschaftliches Institut in Amani)

The Buckeye hive : why it is much the best hive for many beekeepers to use, and how to manipulate the bees in it.

Mode of access: Internet.

Beekeeping for sedentary folk : or for professional people-- the clergyman, the lawyer, the doctor, the teacher ... /

Cover title.

Australian made honey extractors : directions for their care and attention and the ordering of extractor parts /

Cover title.

A clergyman and his bees.

Mode of access: Internet.

Better beekeeping : full description of how to transfer your bees from old style hives with unmovable frames to modern hives.

Mode of access: Internet.