Economic Trends in the U.S. Honey Industry
Author : Leon Garoyan
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 14,21 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Honey trade
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Author : Leon Garoyan
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 14,21 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Honey trade
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 19,93 MB
Release : 2007-05-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309102898
Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.
Author : Tammy Horn
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0813134366
Queen bee. Worker bees. Busy as a bee. These phrases have shaped perceptions of women for centuries, but how did these stereotypes begin? Who are the women who keep bees and what can we learn from them? Beeconomy examines the fascinating evolution of the relationship between women and bees around the world. From Africa to Australia to Asia, women have participated in the pragmatic aspects of honey hunting and in the more advanced skills associated with beekeeping as hive technology has advanced through the centuries. Synthesizing the various aspects of hive-related products, such as beewax and cosmetics, as well as the more specialized skills of queen production and knowledge-based economies of research and science, noted bee expert Tammy Horn documents how and why women should consider being beekeepers. The women profiled in the book suggest ways of managing careers, gender discrimination, motherhood, marriage, and single-parenting—all while enjoying the community created by women who work with honey bees. Horn finds in beekeeping an opportunity for a new sustainable economy, one that takes into consideration environment, children, and family needs. Beeconomy not only explores globalization, food history, gender studies, and politics; it is a collective call to action.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Agricultural industries
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Author : Frederic L. Hoff
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Agricultural price supports
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Author : Eva Crane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 16,88 MB
Release : 1999-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1136746692
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Thomas D. Seeley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,14 MB
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691166765
Seeley, a world authority on honey bees, sheds light on why wild honey bees are still thriving while those living in managed colonies are in crisis. Drawing on the latest science as well as insights from his own pioneering fieldwork, he describes in extraordinary detail how honey bees live in nature and shows how this differs significantly from their lives under the management of beekeepers. Seeley presents an entirely new approach to beekeeping--Darwinian Beekeeping--which enables honey bees to use the toolkit of survival skills their species has acquired over the past thirty million years, and to evolve solutions to the new challenges they face today. He shows beekeepers how to use the principles of natural selection to guide their practices, and he offers a new vision of how beekeeping can better align with the natural habits of honey bees.
Author : Carol Kopolow
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Bee culture
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Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Agricultural price supports
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Author : Samuel Emmett McGregor
Publisher :
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,63 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Abeille
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