COLOSS Beebook, Vol 1, Vincent Dietemann, James D. Ellis, Peter Neumann (eds.) Hives Formerly Federal Bee Research Department

Formerly Federal Bee Research Department

Your interest in bees may be inspired by the humble honey bee and how they live together as individuals and yet act as one organism

In particular

But another does exist parallel to it – largely unnoticed

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COLOSS Beebook, Vol 1, Vincent Dietemann, James D. Ellis, Peter Neumann (eds.) Hives Formerly Federal Bee Research DepartmentThe COLOSS (Prevention of honey bee COlony LOSSes) BEEBOOK is a unique venture that aims to standardise methods for studying the honey bee. It is a practical manual intended for scientists, extension specialists and beekeepers, compiling standard methods in all fields of research on the honey bee, Apis mellifera. The first two volumes are composed of 32 peer reviewed chapters authored by more than 234 of the world's leading honey bee experts from 34