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Towards saving the honeybee

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Gunther Hauk

2008 revised edition 80 pages (H140)

Gunther Hauk is Director of the Biodynamic Gardening and Environmental Studies Programme of the Pfeiffer Center in New York. In this book, he encourages respect for bees and urges beekeepers to reconsider some accepted norms.

Chapter One considers the hive, and discusses the virtues of round shapes compared with angular ones, and various other matters such as the possibly beneficial properties of cow dung! Chapter Two looks at wax: honey bees uniquely create the substance for their nest (beeswax) out of their own bloodstreams. Production of wax is an activity of major significance to the bees, and forcing them to use old combs may be robbing them of vitality. Chapter Three considers the bees themselves, and argues for greater reverence in our approach, while Chapter Four takes a fresh look at swarming, and how bees' behaviour is essential for their well-being. Chapters Five and Six cover honey, pollen, and honeybee health, and encourage beekeepers to be stewards of bees, rather than mere exploiters, and to use approaches that will keep bees satisfied and contented. Chapter Seven urges a complete change in our way of thinking: honeybee colonies suffered a rapid decline in numbers during the 20th Century, we need to find a way to re-establish their well-being and health, and this might mean considering the bees'needs above our own.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 05 July, 2006.

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