TY - BOOK AU - Frost, Elizabeth AU - Somerville, Douglas TI - Queen Bee Breeding SN - 9781742569130 U1 - E-BOOK (Available ON-CAMPUS only) PY - 2016/// CY - [Place of publication not identified] PB - Tocal College, NSW DPI. KW - Bee culture--Queen rearing KW - Queen honeybees--Australia N1 - 1: Introduction - 2: Queen cell production - 3: Grafting - 4: Nutrition - 5: Pests and diseases - 6: Reproductive biology - 7: Honey bee subspecies - 8: Breeding stock evaluation and maintenance - 9: Genetics and the honey bee - 10: Selective breeding programs - 11: Drone mother colony management - 12: Nucleus colonies and mating apiaries - 13: Catching, caging and shipping queen bees - 14: Queen banking - 15: Queen bee introduction - 16: Queen markets, interstate movement regulations and levies - 17: Controlled mating - 18: Calendar of operations - 19: Package bees N2 - Whether your goal is to rear a few queen bees or thousands, this manual provides the basic knowledge and instruction to get you started and can be applied to beekeeping operations ranging from several thousand colonies to one or two UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1606833&site=ehost-live ER -