Sustainable Honey Bee Breeding: A Scientific Guide for Future Beekeeping
This book is the result of collaborative efforts which have taken place over the past 20 years within the COLOSS network, when the factor “bee origin” was first put into the equation of factors involved in colony losses. It aims to provide beekeepers, apicultural students, and beekeeping enthusiasts...
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| Format: | Electrònic eBook |
| Idioma: | anglès |
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Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer,
2025.
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| Edició: | 1st ed. 2025. |
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| Accés en línia: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94204-4 |
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Taula de continguts:
- Part I. The Story of Honey Bees
- Chapter 1. Honey Bee Evolution
- Chapter 2. Honey Bees and Humans: From Honey Hunting to Bee Breeding
- Chapter 3. Beekeeping with Local Bees: Why Does It Make Sense
- Part II. A Practical Guide to Techniques for Sustainable Bee Breeding and Selection
- Chapter 4. Conserving Locally Adapted Honey Bees
- Chapter 5. Getting Ready for Field Testing Your Colonies
- Chapter 6. Field Testing Your Colonies: Criteria and Methods
- Chapter 7. Data Collection and Breeding Evaluation
- Chapter 8. Biology and Rearing of Honey Bee Queens
- Chapter 9. Drone Biology and Rearing
- Chapter 10. Keeping Your Breeding Colonies Healthy
- Chapter 11. Mating Biology
- Chapter 12. Mating Control
- Chapter 13. Instrumental Insemination of Honey Bee Queens
- Chapter 14. The Economics of Sustainable Bee Breeding
- Chapter 15. Different View Points on Honey Bee Breeding and Conservation
- Chapter 16. Sustainable Breeding: A Path Towards Resilient Beekeeping.