Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Adrian Waring, NDB, has been a beekeeper since Brilliant Beekeeping: Flash by [Waring, Adrian, Waring, Claire].
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Brilliant Beekeeping: Flash by Adrian Waring - Books - Hachette Australia
Without bees our world would be a very different place. Through updates from current affairs programmes to thermal camera footage of bees in action, this collection describes the recent dramatic decline in bee populations, suggests what we can all do to help and showcases one of the planet's most fascinating creatures. In order to see this content you need to have an up-to-date version of Flash installed and Javascript turned on. Chris Packham meets a dedicated apiarist who has a plan to tackle varroa mites by breeding bee colonies that know how to control the infestations.
Just what is causing our honey bees to die and can we do anything to help? This clip from the programme Who Killed the Honey Bee provides a useful introduction and overview of the ecological crisis threatening to bring global agriculture to a standstill.
The programme goes on to explore the reasons for the global honey bee decline and concludes that while there is no single cause, and science continues to look at the issue, there is one thing that many of us can do to help. By making sure our gardens are as rich in nectar as possible, bees will have a better chance of surviving. By all accounts large, fat bumblebees shouldn't be able to get off the ground. When a French entomologist declared that it was impossible for bumblebees to fly - when quite clearly they did - it set scientists on a mission to find out how this aerodynamic mystery occurred.
Here, super slow motion photography, and some smoke but no mirrors illuminates the extraordinary technique that allows these 'blimps' to remain airborne. Beekeepers report ever greater population decreases for our vital pollinators.
In , Countryfile reported on the large scale losses being experienced by British beekeepers. Two years on, scientists are continuing their efforts to find a cause and solution to this problem. Suitable for those who just want to know a bit more before they commit, this is an ideal starting point for nature-loving homeowner or the tentative beekeeper. The Australian Beekeeping Manual. Practical Beekeepin in New Zealand: Completely Revised and Updated.
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