Beekeeping: A Guide To The Better Understanding Of Bees Their Diseases And The Chemistry Of Beekeeping

From This Book, Moreover, The Reader Will Gain, Not Only New Knowledge In Matters Pertaining To Beekeeping, Not Only Enhanced Pleasure In The Diversities Of The Craft, But An Altogether Better Understanding Of The Fundamentals Underlaying The Proper Handling Of Bees And Honey. Contents Chapter 1: The Significance Of The Honey Bee; Chapter 2: The Modern Hive And Appliances, Manipulation, Site And Situation; Chapter 3: The Nector Flow, Pollen And Nectar Plants, Bee Flowers Of England, Pollen Flowers, How Bees Gather Pollen, Nectar-Secreting Plants, Heather Honey, Fruit Honey, Chapter 4: Wintering; Winter, Spring And Summer Management, Chapter 5: Harvesting, Removing Supers, Uncapping, Extractors And Extracting, Avoiding Trouble; Chapter 6: Variety Of Topics, Queen Introduction, Renewal Of Combs, Top Entrances, The Emergency Feeding Of Bees, Moving Bees With Open Entrances, Plastic Hives; Chapter 7: The Diseases Of Bees, Diseases And Pests Of The Perfect Insect (Adult Bee), Acarine, Nosema, Amoeba, Bee Paralysis Or May Pest, The Bee Louse, Wax Moth; Chapter 8: Diseases Of The Brood, Other Troubles, American (Malignant) Found Brood, European Foul Brood, Method Of Destruction, Sources Of Infection, Sac Brood, Addled Brood, Chalk Brood, Dysentery, Starvation, Chilled Brood, Dead Drone Brood, Spray Poisoning Of The Honey Bee; Chapter 9: Propolis Wax, Wax Extraction, Cappings Cleaner; Chapter 10: Photosynthesis Nectar And Honey, Nectar, How Nectar Is Carried To The Hive, Inversion, Analysis Of Honey, Solubilities And Sweetness, Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, Dextrin, Proteins, Wax, Plant Acids, Salts, Undetermined Residues, Vitamins, Effect Of Ultra-Violet Light On Honey, Viscosity Of Honey, Thixotropy, Density, Water In Honey, Granulation Of Honey, Frosting, Heating And Clarification Of Honey, Adulteration, Acidity, Poisonous Nectar, Poisonous Honey; Chapter 11: Fermentation Enzymes, Fermentation Of Honey, Enzymes And Ferments, Fermented Honey, Cause Of Fermentation, How To Avoid Fermentation, What To Do With Fermented Honey, Notes On Storage Of Honey, Sugar For Bees, Unblued Sugar, Honeydew; Chapter 12: Chemicals And Beekeeping, Naphthalene, Naphthol-Beta, Thymol, Petrol, Ligroin, Nitrobenzene, Safrol, Inversion Of Syrup, Disinfectants, Common Salt And Drinking Water, Chemicals For Nosema Apis, Bee-Venom, Preservation Of Hives; Chapter 13: Fruit Sprays And Bees, Lead Arsenate, Sprays Other Than Arsenates, Removal Of Hives, Fruit-Tree Spraying And Equipment, Knapsack Sprayer, Bucket Pump, Combined Lance And Double-Acting Pump, General Hints, Pests Controlled; Chapter 14: The Mind Of The Bee.