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Abstract:
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Why organic beekeeping? -- Working with the hive -- Hive management -- Genetics and breeding -- Parasitic mites -- Other insect pests -- Four-legged and feathered pests -- Environmental and human threats -- Hive diseases -- The honey harvest -- Organics and the evolution of beekeeping.
"Natural Beekeeping offers a holistic, sensible alternative to conventional chemical practices with a program of natural hive management. Ross Conrad brings together the best "do no harm" strategies for keeping honeybees healthy and productive with nontoxic methods of controlling mites, eliminating American foul-brood disease (without the use of antibiotics), selective breeding for naturally resistant bees, and many other tips and techniques. Detailed management techniques are covered in a thoughtful, mat
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