The Principles of Bee Improvement (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781908904621)

Jo Widdicombe, B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Science, has been beekeeping for over 30 years and has been a member of BIBBA for more than 25 years, serving on the BIBBA Committee. Jo worked as a Seasonal Bee Inspector for 5 years and is a Bee Farmer in Cornwall running over 100 colonies.

"The Principles of Bee Improvement" offers a practical approach and is an attempt to lay down guidelines which are true and applicable to beekeepers in any circumstance. Rather than searching the country, or the world, for the perfect bee to breed from, this book explains how to select and improve bees from the local bee population. It discusses the problems of importation, the use of natural and artificial selection, assessment of colonies and selection within a strain. By following these methods, the standards of our bees can be raised, producing gentle, hardy and productive bees.

Author: Jo Widdicombe
ISBN-10: 1908904623
ISBN-13: 9781908904621
Publisher: Northern Bee Books
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2015
Pages: 86
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.18d