Swarming Biology and Control by Wally Shaw Reference • Health and hazards

• Health and hazards

Taking readers deep into the sensory world of bees

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The book aims to bring knowledge of the plant families and their traits as well as in-depth information about the structure of the pollen of the important plants for honeybees

but it will be of interest to all those curious to know how beekeeping has developed over the centuries

Swarming Biology and Control by Wally Shaw Reference • Health and hazardsOne of the key events in the beekeeping year (for both the bees and the beekeeper) is the swarming season. In order to obtain the maximum honey yield from colonies, the beekeeper needs to manage the natural swarming process. Much has been written about swarming but this often takes the form of rather prescriptive instructions for swarm control which may, or may not, have the desired result. Swarming is simply reproduction and this book begins with a