Title
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Contents
1.
Introduction
2.
History and importance of beekeeping
3.
Type of bees
4.
Evolution and Biodiversity of honeybees
5.
Diversity of honeybee species
6.
Biology of the honeybee
7.
Form and form function of the honeybee
8.
Beginning beekeeping and establishment of apiary
9.
Beekeeping equipments
10.
Bee behaviour, Learning and Communication
11.
Bee pasturage
12.
Management of honeybee colonies
13.
Migratory beekeeping โ prospects and problems
14.
Honey bee nutrition and supplemental feeding
15.
Two queen colony system for high-honey yields andpollination
16.
Honeybee breeding, mass rearing of queens andartificial insemination
17.
The use of honeybees for pollination
18.
Management of wild bees for pollination
19.
Bee products
20.
Value added products from bees and beekeeping
21.
Diseases and enemies of honey bees
22.
Breeding bees for disease resistance
23.
Impact of inbreeding depression in honeybees
24.
Quarantine control of honey bee diseases
25.
Pesticidal toxicity to bees
26.
Biotechnological potential of honeybees
27.
Honeybees as bioindicators of ecosystem health
28.
Beekeeping and subsidary industries
29.
Handling, Processing, Storage and marketing ofHoney
30.
Genetically modified crops and beekeeping
31.
Diagnosis of Honey Bee Diseases
32.
Conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
