Honeybees by Jacques van Alphen Scientific All you need to know

All you need to know about nuclei colonies and their value

he has cut back to a dozen hives and produces honey to sell locally

varroa mite management and Natural Nest hive design

they are part of the problem that is causing a massive decline in the population of honeybees throughout the world

Honeybees by Jacques van Alphen Scientific All you need to knowJacques van Alphen describes the research that unravelled the behaviour of honey bees. Fascinating stories! How, for example, can a hive of several tens of thousands of individuals function without a leader? And what about the complicated sexual life of honey bees and, a problem Darwin was already considering, what is the ideal ratio of numbers of males to females? All aspects of the complicated sexual life turn out to be important in making bees