CO N t e N t S

Foreword to the First Edition Preface Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1:

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CHAPTER 7:

Four-Legged and Feathered Pests 170

Skunks and Raccoons and Bears, Oh My! Mice The Birds and the Bees
CHAPTER 8:

Why Organic Beekeeping?

Environmental and Human Threats 182

Mold and Mildew Poison Plants Chemical Pollution Biological Pollution Theft and Vandalism Globalism Beekeeper Error
CHAPTER 9:

The Hive as Teacher Toxic Chemicals Infiltrate the Classroom The Meaning of Organic Some Social Implications
CHAPTER 2:

Working with the Hive

11

Hive Diseases

192

Some Basics of Bee Biology and Anatomy Suggestions for Beginners Options for Obtaining Bees Dealing with the Business End of the Worker Bee
CHAPTER 3:

American Foulbrood Chalkbrood Nosema Viruses Colony Collapse Disorder

CHAPTER 10:

Hive Management

36

The Honey Harvest

Honey Processing Honey Inventories
CHAPTER 11:

218

Apiary Location Equipment Top Bar Hives Feeding Reversing Wrapping Up the Season Unpacking the Hive in Spring Identifying and Working with Queen Issues Urban Beekeeping
CHAPTER 4:

Marketing Products from the Hive

232

Genetics and Breeding

90

The Retail Market The Wholesale Market Retail Chain Stores The Commodity Market An Alternative Business Model Some Final Thoughts on Marketing
CHAPTER 12:

A Case for Locally Raised Queens Creating the Split or Nucleus Colony
CHAPTER 5:

Organics and the Evolution of Beekeeping

243

Parasitic Mites

111

Varroa destructor Treating for Varroa Mites Organic Varroa Control Measures and Methods Tracheal Mites
CHAPTER 6:

Transitioning to Organic Apiculture The State of Organics The Future of Organic Beekeeping Cultivating a Greater Awareness, Spiritual and Personal Relationship with the Bees

Insect Pests

157

Wax Moths Small Hive Beetles Spiders and Other Insects

Notes Glossary Resources Index

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