Rafter Beekeeping by Eric Guerin Wax Heterotrigona (Platytrigona)

Heterotrigona (Platytrigona)

Its value is increased by the inclusion of Dr Crane's chapter on apiculture in Perspectives in world agriculture

For example bees in Savannah environments have been found to produce chemicals active against trypanosomes the critical element in Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

or humble-bee as it was once known

It is the authors view that weak colonies can be attributed to the use of chemicals and medicines in the hive

Rafter Beekeeping by Eric Guerin Wax Heterotrigona (Platytrigona)Eric Guerin is a French biologist specialized in Asian native honey bee conservation and sustainable beekeeping. Based in Southeast Asia since 2008, he has made a special effort to document the work of honey hunters and rafter beekeeping communities, diffusing sustainable honey collection practices, introducing small scale beekeeping as part of organic agriculture development, raising awareness on native honey bee conservation, and supporting