Beekeeping – From Science to Practice

• Nutritional supplements in Honey bee management (Diana Sammataro).- Fungi and Fungicides (Jay Yoder).- Role of nutrition on Honeybee queen Quality (Gloria D. Degrandi-Hoffman).- Population genetics of honey bees in the United States (Deborah Delaney).- Breeding and selecting Varroa resistant honey bees (Jeff Harris).- Varroa control and bee breeding for varroa tolerance (Y’ves Le Conte).- Pheromone priming in Honey Bees (Y’ves Le Conte).- Effects of microbial population differences in Honey Bees (Paul Niemczura, Russell Vreeland).- The phenomenon of swarm intelligence (SI): solving cognitive problems by a group (Kirk Vischer).- The benefits of propolis (tree resins) to Honey bees (Marla Spivak).- The role of Nosema disease in Colony Collapse Disorder (Marla Spivak).- Queen rearing and instrumental insemination (Susan Cobey).- Using epidemiology to understand and improve honey bee health (Dennis VanEnglesdorp).- Epidemiology and pathogenesis of honey bee viruses (Nor Chejanovsky and Yori Slabezky).- Foulbrood diseases in Honey Bees (Elke Genersch).

“The book has chapters covering a wide range of subjects from pests, pesticides, queen-rearing challenges, varroa resistance, epidemiology to propolis, American foul brood (AFB), sting allergy therapy and more. … I found this book to be very interesting and it goes some way to elucidating our understanding of the individual immunity and the social immunity of bees. … I hope that the book’s format will be taken up by bee scientists in the future.” (John Hill, President British Bee Veterinary Association, BBKA News, December, 2018)“Many well-known bee scientists have contributed chapters to this new book with the aim of clearly explaining the fundamentals of bee science. … This book is densely packed and will be very useful for the many beekeepers who want to be scientifically well-informed.” (Bees for Development Journal, ISS. 127, June, 2018)