The Principles of Bee Improvement by Jo Widdicombe Select softback or hardback:Hardback from the mason bees that

from the mason bees that lay their eggs in empty snail shells to the mining bees that tunnel deep underground

"Impeccably researched … The story is told with immense style"

Co-inventor of Apivarol A - The first drug against Varroa mites in the form of a smoking tablet (amitraz) inserted through the hive entrance

Addressing these disastrous events and the potential threats is one of the aims of this book

The Principles of Bee Improvement by Jo Widdicombe Select softback or hardback:Hardback from the mason bees thatThe Principles of Bee Improvement offers a practical approach and is an attempt to lay down guidelines which are true and applicable to beekeepers in any circumstance. Rather than searching the country, or the world, for the perfect bee to breed from, this book explains how to select and improve bees from the local bee population. It discusses the problems of importation, the use of natural and artificial selection, assessment of colonies and