Honeybees And Wax

Author : H. Randall Hepburn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642714580

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Honeybees and Wax by H. Randall Hepburn Pdf

"Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnisning mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light". Mindful of Swift's dictum, this compilation is offered as an exhaustive coverage of a smallish literature on the synthesis and secretion of beeswax, its elaboration into combs and the factors which bear on the execution of these processes by honeybees. To codify any aspect of the biology of an animal of agricultural importance is to sift through myriad observations and experiments, centuries old, that come down to us enshrouded in the folk literature. It is evident that wars and languages have also acted as barriers to the dissemination of knowledge about honeybees. Thus, particular care has been given to the primacy of discovery and its con textual significance. I have endeavoured to not over-interpret data and to allow the authors' works to speak for themselves. I have also tried to indicate some of the more obvious gaps in our knowledge of honeybees in relation to wax and to suggest some directions as to where we might proceed, aided by discoveries made on other animals and plants. This was done to remind the seasoned bee-hand of our general neglect of beeswax biology, historically constituting less than a percentage point of the apicultural literature.

Author : D. B. Casteel,United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107196537

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The Manipulation of the Wax Scales of the Honey Bee by D. B. Casteel,United States. Department of Agriculture Pdf

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Author : H. Randall Hepburn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540169180

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Honeybees and Wax by H. Randall Hepburn Pdf

"Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnisning mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light". Mindful of Swift's dictum, this compilation is offered as an exhaustive coverage of a smallish literature on the synthesis and secretion of beeswax, its elaboration into combs and the factors which bear on the execution of these processes by honeybees. To codify any aspect of the biology of an animal of agricultural importance is to sift through myriad observations and experiments, centuries old, that come down to us enshrouded in the folk literature. It is evident that wars and languages have also acted as barriers to the dissemination of knowledge about honeybees. Thus, particular care has been given to the primacy of discovery and its con textual significance. I have endeavoured to not over-interpret data and to allow the authors' works to speak for themselves. I have also tried to indicate some of the more obvious gaps in our knowledge of honeybees in relation to wax and to suggest some directions as to where we might proceed, aided by discoveries made on other animals and plants. This was done to remind the seasoned bee-hand of our general neglect of beeswax biology, historically constituting less than a percentage point of the apicultural literature.

Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Beeswax
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000189617

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Beeswax by Ron Brown Pdf

Author : H.R. Hepburn,C.W.W. Pirk,O. Duangphakdee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642543289

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Honeybee Nests by H.R. Hepburn,C.W.W. Pirk,O. Duangphakdee Pdf

This work, a sequel to Honeybees and Wax published nearly 30 years ago, starts with a brief introduction and discussion of nesting sites, their spaces and densities, self-organization of nest contents, and interspecific utilization of beeswax. The following chapters cover communication by vibrations and scents and wax secretion, and discuss the queen in relation to the combs. Discussions on completed nests include the significance of brood, the roles of pollen and nectar flow, and comb-building, and are followed by a triad of related chapters on the construction of cells and combs and their energetic costs. An in-depth examination of the conversion of wax scales into combs, the material properties of scale and comb waxes, and the wax gland complex are presented. The next chapters are devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the literature on the chemistry and synthesis of beeswax, and, finally, the material properties of honeybee silk are highlighted.

Author : R. Krell,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251038198

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Value-added Products from Beekeeping by R. Krell,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The purpose of this bulletin is to introduce beekeepers, people considering keeping bees and those interested in processing and marketing to the large diversity of products that can be derived from beekeeping for income generation. Each product category, includinng cosmetics, derived from basic bee products such as honey, pollen, wax, propolis, royal jelly, venom, adult and larval honeybees, is presented in this publication, providing history, description, product quality, marketing aspects and a few selected recipes. A detailed bibliography, a list of suppliers of equipment, conversion of weights and Codex Alimentarius Standards for Honey are given in the annexes.

Author : D. B. Casteel
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1334673829

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The Manipulation of the Wax Scales of the Honey Bee (Classic Reprint) by D. B. Casteel Pdf

Excerpt from The Manipulation of the Wax Scales of the Honey Bee The particular form of bee activity with which this paper deals is that which results in the removal of the wax scales from the bodies of the worker bees and in the application to the comb of the wax thus obtained. A detailed presentation of the facts will be given and attention called to certain current conceptions of this process which are in error. Since the bee is a. Very lively insect it is not surprising that the bodily movements upon which some of its activities depend are extremely difficult to follow and may easily be misunderstood. All of its highly specialized legs may be used at once in the performance of some intricate process, and the observer is in need of keenness of sight and patience if he would gain more than an approximate understanding of the parts taken by the several members. In the more permanent literature of apiculture and of zoology will be found well-written accounts of the habits of bees, accounts which are founded upon a large amount of careful observation and which represent the work of many students of bees from the time of Huber on. As the years have gone by, errors of sight and of judgment have gradually been eliminated, So that at the present time our knowledge of bee life, so far as it goes, rests upon a fairly satisfactory foundation of authenticated facts. Yet many puzzling questions are still unanswered, and some supposed facts may Still be doubted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Ron Miksha
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : 1412006279

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Bad Beekeeping by Ron Miksha Pdf

A million pounds of honey. Produced by a billion bees! This memoir reconstructs the life of a young man from Pennsylvania as he drops into the bald prairie badlands of southern Saskatchewan. He buys a honey ranch and keeps the bees that make the honey. But he also spends winters in Florida swamps, nurse-maid to ten thousand dainty queen bees. From the dusty Canadian prairie to the thick palmetto swamps of the American south, the reader meets with simple folks who shape the protagonist's character - including a Cree rancher with three sons playing NHL hockey, a Hutterite preacher who yearns to roam the globe, a reclusive bee-eating homesteader, and a grey-headed widow who grows grapefruit, plays a nasty game of scrabble, and lives with four vicious dogs. Encompassing a ten-year period, this true story evolves from the earnest inexperience of the young man as he learns an art and builds a business. Carefully researched natural biology runs counterpoint to human social activities. Bee craft serves as the setting for expositions that contrast American and Canadian lifestyles, while exemplifying the harsh reality of a man working with and against the physical environment.

Author : F. Padmore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Beeswax
ISBN : OCLC:1114775428

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Wax for Show by F. Padmore Pdf

Author : Jon Eric MacDonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Beeswax
ISBN : CORNELL:31924018249536

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Economic Wax Production in the Honeybee Colony by Jon Eric MacDonald Pdf

Author : F. C. Alford,Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Beeswax
ISBN : CORNELL:31924105744092

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Extraction of Beeswax by F. C. Alford,Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station Pdf

Author : Ingo Arndt,Jürgen Tautz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691235097

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Wild Honey Bees by Ingo Arndt,Jürgen Tautz Pdf

A lavishly illustrated exploration of the mysterious, hidden world of forest-dwelling wild honey bees—with new insights that promise to revolutionize conservation and beekeeping The honey bee, a key pollinator, is now an endangered species, threatened by human activity and loss of biodiversity. Because of this, understanding forest-dwelling wild honey bees—which are more resistant to diseases and parasites than honey bees kept by beekeepers—is more important than ever before. In this lavishly illustrated book, Ingo Arndt, one of the world’s best wildlife photographers, and Jürgen Tautz, one of the world’s leading bee experts, set out on the trail of wild honey bees, bringing back sensational photographs, some of which document behaviors never captured before, and new scientific insights that promise to revolutionize conservation and beekeeping. A remarkable number of wild honey bee colonies still exist, living in hollow trees inside the forest, largely unnoticed by humans. This book explores the fascinating secret world of wild honey bees, including the adaptations and behaviors they have acquired to survive and the new challenges they face today. Featuring incredible macro and wide-angle photographs, some taken from inside hives, Wild Honey Bees is a unique collaboration that documents a major research project and offers critical new insights about these essential creatures. A stunning photographic record that documents for the first time the original way of life of the endangered, forest-dwelling honey bee A unique collaboration between one of the world’s best wildlife photographers and one of its leading bee experts Features incredible macro and wide-angle photographs, some from inside the hive, depicting bees as never seen before Offers fascinating new insights into the mysterious, hidden world of the wild honey bee

Author : Candace Fleming
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823443048

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Honeybee by Candace Fleming Pdf

Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life! An Orbis Pictus Honor Book Selected for the Texas Bluebonnnet Master List Finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books A tiny honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell. Driven to protect and take care of her hive, she cleans the nursery and feeds the larvae and the queen. But is she strong enough to fly? Not yet! Apis builds wax comb to store honey, and transfers pollen from other bees into the storage. She defends the hive from invaders. And finally, she begins her new life as an adventurer. The confining walls of the hive fall away as Apis takes to the air, finally free, in a brilliant double-gatefold illustration where the clear blue sky is full of promise-- and the wings of dozens of honeybees, heading out in search of nectar to bring back to the hive. Eric Rohmann's exquisitely detailed illustrations bring the great outdoors into your hands in this poetically written tribute to the hardworking honeybee. Award-winning author Candace Fleming describes the life cycle of the honeybee in accessible, beautiful language. Similar in form and concept to the Sibert and Orbis Pictus award book Giant Squid, Honeybee also features a stunning gatefold and an essay on the plight of honeybees. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, NPR, Shelf Awareness, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and more! A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book A Booklist Editor's Choice A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author : Carla Mucignat-Caretta
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781466553415

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Neurobiology of Chemical Communication by Carla Mucignat-Caretta Pdf

Intraspecific communication involves the activation of chemoreceptors and subsequent activation of different central areas that coordinate the responses of the entire organism—ranging from behavioral modification to modulation of hormones release. Animals emit intraspecific chemical signals, often referred to as pheromones, to advertise their presence to members of the same species and to regulate interactions aimed at establishing and regulating social and reproductive bonds. In the last two decades, scientists have developed a greater understanding of the neural processing of these chemical signals. Neurobiology of Chemical Communication explores the role of the chemical senses in mediating intraspecific communication. Providing an up-to-date outline of the most recent advances in the field, it presents data from laboratory and wild species, ranging from invertebrates to vertebrates, from insects to humans. The book examines the structure, anatomy, electrophysiology, and molecular biology of pheromones. It discusses how chemical signals work on different mammalian and non-mammalian species and includes chapters on insects, Drosophila, honey bees, amphibians, mice, tigers, and cattle. It also explores the controversial topic of human pheromones. An essential reference for students and researchers in the field of pheromones, this is also an ideal resource for those working on behavioral phenotyping of animal models and persons interested in the biology/ecology of wild and domestic species.

Author : Cliff Van Eaton
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781775591634

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Manuka by Cliff Van Eaton Pdf

New Zealand's manuka honey is known around the world. It fetches extremely high prices, and beekeepers do everything in their power to produce as much of it as they can. Wound dressings containing manuka honey are used in leading hospitals, and it has saved the lives of patients infected with disease-causing bacteria that are resistant to standard antibiotic drugs. In so doing, it has forced the medical profession to re-think its position on the therapeutic properties of natural products. This book chronicles the remarkable 'rags-to-riches' story of manuka honey, as seen through the eyes of a beekeeping specialist who watched it unfold from the very beginning. It's a great science tale of an unassuming university lecturer and his hardworking lab assistant who found something totally unexpected in a product everyone had written off. And it's an entertaining account of the way that simple discovery magically caught the international media's attention, helping some enterprising New Zealanders with a love of bees to develop manuka honey-based products and take them to the rest of the world. The book describes the remarkable antibacterial and therapeutic properties of manuka and the range of uses it has.