Biodynamic Beekeeping

A Sustainable Way to Keep Happy, Healthy Bees

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Modern beekeeping, influenced by new technologies and breeding methods, has increased honey production but left bee colonies weak and vulnerable to disease. With the alarming decline of the bee population raising concerns about an impending ecological crisis, many beekeepers are seeking a more sustainable way of caring for bees.Biodynamic Beekeeping is the first book to offer practical instruction on caring for bees using biodynamic theories and methods. By considering the influence of the movement of the stars and the planets on the bees' natural habits, biodynamics encourages beekeepers to be more in tune with their bees indicating, for example, the best days on which to inspect colonies or gather honey. This fascinating book offers beekeepers detailed advice and instruction on how to work more holistically, including:-- the challenges and advantages of breeding queen bees-- how to artificially induce swarming to propagate colonies-- how to use biodynamic ashing techniques to combat varroa mites-- instructions for making winter-feed according to current biodynamic thinking

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-09-17
Mått156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt306 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagFloris Books
ISBN9781782506744
OriginaltitelDie Biene: Haltung und Pflege Unter Berücksichtigung Kosmischer Rhythmen
ÖversättareHeaf, David

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Matthias Thun (1948-2020) was an international expert on biodynamic beekeeping with over 50 years' experience. He had a Masters in Beekeeping and lectured at biodynamic conferences and training seminars internationally. He worked with his mother, biodynamic pioneer Maria Thun, on the annual creation of the seminal Maria Thun Biodynamic Calendar, until her death in 2012 after which he continued it independently. Matthias lived at his family's biodynamic homestead in Dexbach, Germany, until his death.

Foreword by David Heaf1. The Start of the Bee Year2. Caring for Bees According to Cosmic Rhythms3. The First Spring Inspection4. The Building Frame5. The Urge to Swarm6. Colony Regeneration and Propogation7. Breeding Queen Bees8. Honeycomb Construction9. Honey10. Feeding in Winter11. Bee Diseases12. Methods of Ash Usage13. The Cultivation of Plants for Bees14. The Conservation of Bees for the FutureBibliography and Recommended ReadingIndex

'David Heaf has prepared this excellent and clear translation, enabling an English-reading audience to access for the first time this biodynamic approach, and translating into modern beekeeping practice Rudolf Steiners indications on the essential nature of the honey bee... Plenty of interesting ideas for the thinking beekeeper!'-- Bees for Development Journal'This book is ideal for the conventional beekeeper who wants to convert to biodynamic methods or for the biodynamic beekeeper who wants to learn more.'--Cygnus