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Bee AgSkills

Author : Jennifer Laffan

Publisher : NSW Agriculture

Page : 190 pages

File Size : 38,57 MB

Release : 2015-02-26

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0731306031

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A clear, practical guide to beekeeping produced by a team of experienced apiary officers from NSW DPI. Includes how to use a bee smoker and work safely with bees, how to maintain hives, how to catch a swarm, how to remove and extract honey, how to replace a queen bee, and common health and pest problems in beehives. With step-by-step photographs, clear diagrams, and a linked glossary of terms. CONTENTS Introduction Foreword Background knowledge General safety precautions Select bee site Assemble and maintain a hive Obtaining bees (buy hives) Obtaining bees (buy packages) Light and extinguish a bee smoker Open, inspect and close a hive Move a hive Seasonal management Catch a swarm Re-queen Identify flora for honey production Judging field conditions Remove honey Extract honey Legal considerations for an apiary Health problems and pests in the hive Reducing swarming behaviour Buying second-hand hives and equipment Quality assurance Industry structure and contacts Glossary Managing Work Health and Safety risks Check your skill Further reading



Beef AgSkills

Author : Jennifer Laffan

Publisher : NSW Agriculture

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 21,38 MB

Release : 2011-10-05

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 174256206X

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Beef AgSkills provides a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of beef production. The book contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and full-colour pictures. Some of the skills included are: · Drafting and counting cattle · Vaccinating · Heat detection · Problems with calving · Dehorning calves



Bee Agskills

Author : Jennifer Laffan

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 11,48 MB

Release : 2016

Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

ISBN : 9781742561806

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The Australian Beekeeping Manual

Author : Robert Owen

Publisher : Exisle Publishing

Page : 370 pages

File Size : 34,83 MB

Release : 2020-11

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1775594734

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The Australian Beekeeping Manual is the most comprehensive reference for both novice and experienced beekeepers in Australia. The accessible yet detailed text, supported by over 350 full-colour photographs and illustrations, covers all the key areas, including the beekeeping equipment needed, how to obtain bees, where to locate them in the garden, and the basics of colony management. There are also in-depth chapters on the lifecycle of the honey bee, extracting honey, creating a bee-friendly garden, entering honey in competitions, pests and diseases, native bees, and rearing queens. A feature of this 2nd edition is the addition of a new chapter on the Flow Hive. The result is an invaluable beekeeping resource that will be referred to time and again, and which can be taken out to the hive for use as an immediate step-by-step guide or read at leisure.



Honey and pollen flora of South-Eastern Australia

Author : Dr. Douglas Somerville

Publisher : NSW Agriculture

Page : 681 pages

File Size : 34,71 MB

Release : 2020-01-14

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0760583625

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This PDF book is best viewed on a desktop or tablet, not a phone (due to the size of the pages). The quality of the book is best in the Play Books app, not through the Google Play web store and library. However please understand that the pages will be around 50% of the size of the hardcover print edition and may be easier to read when when zoomed in. The PDF can be saved offline, but can't be saved to your computer and opened in Adobe Acrobat, copied and shared, or printed in full. It will remain in the Google app or library. Understanding the biology of flora and its value to honey bees is the core foundation for successful beekeeping. Bees feed on nectar and pollen. No food equals no bees! The flowers on which bees forage have a major impact on stocking rates and the level of nutrition available to the colony, two subjects that need to be understood for a beekeeper to be successful. Whether a beekeeper owns one hive or a thousand, the principle is the same. Floral resources within Australia underpin so many systems and animal species. Building knowledge and understanding of what they are, and how they are adapting to a changing climate, is a critical field of scientific endeavour. This publication is part of the journey to focus on the value of plants to nectarivores and honey bees in particular. The result of over 30 years of research, it distils both scientific knowledge and the opinions of hundreds of beekeepers into a reference work that will be the cornerstone of floral understanding in apiculture for years to come. Contents Acknowledgements Preface What makes an ideal apiary site? Hive stocking rate Honey bee nutrition Star rating A note on flowering charts What’s in a name? Describing plants List families – genus/species Plant profiles Glossary Bibliography and references Websites Index



The Bee Book

Author : Peter Warhurst

Publisher :

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 22,26 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN :

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Copiously illustrated practical guide providing information on honeybees and aspects of beekeeping for hobbyists and commercial operators. Discusses the special requirements of managing hives in tropical and subtropical regions. Includes a glossary, suggestions for further reading and an index. The authors are apiary officers with the DPI, Queensland.



Healthy Bees: Managing pests, diseases and other disorders of the honey bee

Author : Doug Somerville

Publisher : NSW Agriculture

Page : 161 pages

File Size : 44,11 MB

Release : 2015-02-20

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1742566790

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The aim of this book is to provide bee-keepers with a guide to the common pests and diseases of bees. Healthy Bees covers seasonal factors that affect the health of the colony, nutrition, non-infectious disorders, diseases, exotic pests, and strategies to prevent them. Clear photographs to help you recognise and identify pests and diseases, and videos demonstrate collecting samples from your hive. Contents Introduction CHAPTER 1: The honey bee Introduction Lifecycle of the honey bee Castes of bees and their roles in the colony Genetics Inbreeding Sex hormones in the hive CHAPTER 2: Colony size Introduction Colony size varies with seasons Nectar flow and brood rearing Managing bees in winter Managing bees in spring CHAPTER 3: Nutrition Food for bees Feeding sugar to honey bees Plants as poisons CHAPTER 4: Effects of seasons and location Seasons Location CHAPTER 5: Disease and disorder Health of bees is important Non-infectious disorders Causes of disease CHAPTER 6: Strategies to prevent disease Be alert Inspect the hive Comb replacement program Barrier system Best practice CHAPTER 7: Diseases of the honey bee brood American foulbrood European foulbrood Chalkbrood Sacbrood Kashmir bee virus Black queen cell virus Prepare a larval smear for diagnosis CHAPTER 8: Diseases of adult honey bees Nosema disease Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) CHAPTER 9: Hive pests Small hive beetle (SHB) Wax moth Other pests CHAPTER 10: Exotic pests Varroa mite Sugar shaking to detect external parasites Tracheal mite Tropilaelaps mite Predatory hornets Large hive beetles CHAPTER 11: Surveillance and response to exotic pests and disease Surveillance Response to surveillance alert CHAPTER 12: Honey bees and the law Introduction Beekeeper registration Abandoned or neglected hives The legal requirement to notify Biosecurity Code of Practice Bonus Chapter: Testing for Hygienic Behaviour Liquid Nitrogen-Killed Brood Test Appendix 1: Glossary Appendix 2: The pollen story Not all pollen is equal No pollen and the colony dies Pollen substitutes Sugar syrup, brood rearing, pollen foraging References Appendix 3: Competencies supported by this publication



Fencing

Author : Jennifer Laffan

Publisher : NSW Agriculture

Page : 154 pages

File Size : 40,93 MB

Release : 2015-05-06

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1742561705

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Well constructed, well positioned fencing is one of the most effective farm management tools you can have. A new fence costs a great deal of money, so you must be able to get every advantage from it. It should last for 50-80 years if properly constructed. This book will help you identify the type of fencing you need for your farming enterprise. You will evaluate the characteristics of your property, livestock and other animals, compare the four main types of fences (Traditional, Semi-suspension, Suspension, Electric), and undertake fencing work with the most suitable materials. The Fencing AgGuide contains 12 chapters and step-by-step instructions with over 120 diagrams and includes sound advice on topics such as: - Why build a fence - Start at the end - Posts - Corners - Wires - Timber - Gates - Pulling down a fence - Safety. AgGuides are compiled by highly regarded industry experts to provide easy to follow advice on agriculture and support the Tocal College external study program for agriculture.



The Australian Beekeeping Manual

Author : Robert Owen

Publisher : Exisle Publishing

Page : 544 pages

File Size : 19,9 MB

Release : 2015-10-01

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1775592472

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Book Description

The book is aimed at both the novice and experienced beekeeper in Australia and explains in detail the steps required to manage colonies of bees. Supported by over 350 photographs and drawings, each action to be performed is explained in detail with photographs showing the steps as well as the final result. Many potential beekeepers are unclear about the equipment they need to buy and how to obtain their first colony of bees. The first chapters in the book explain in detail the equipment needed as well as equipment that may be useful later on as their confidence and experience grows. The chapter ‘Your First Bees’ explains how to obtain bees, where to locate them in the garden, and the basics of colony management. In addition to chapters on keeping bees, there are detailed chapters on the life cycle of the honey bee, extracting honey, the bee-friendly garden, entering honey in competitions, native bees and rearing queens. The result is a comprehensive manual that includes material not available in other Australian, North American or European books and is the ultimate Australian reference source.



Poultry AgSkills

Author : David Brouwer

Publisher : NSW Agriculture

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 32,57 MB

Release : 2015-12-08

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1742561780

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Poultry Agskills provides a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of poultry production. The book contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and full-colour pictures. Some of the skills included are: • Breed, rear or buy poultry • Provide housing • Collect and handle eggs • Feed poultry • Maintain poultry health