Seeley and Morse state that "every year families that have reached maturity, when not weakened by disease or mismanagement, experience a natural urge to swarm." Perhaps, then, when bees swarm we should not be surprised or consider it a misfortune. Most beekeeping books, on the other hand, debunk the importance of swarming; yet, if we are to achieve abundant honey harvests, being able to control it is essential. And there is no doubt that in managingfamilies, controlling swarming is at once the most important and the most difficult aspect. The beekeeper should always keep in mind that swarming is simple reproduction: all the complex and innate behaviors encountered in a melliferous bee family are only developed to increase its chances of successful reproduction.
Precious honey that together with pure spring water is fermented and transformed into the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man. This "Drink of the Gods" of ours requires a year of maturation in vats before being bottled by us in 0.5 l and 0.2 l packages.Honey wine is an excellent dessert wine, to be sipped along with desserts or cheeses.
A revamped and complete version, accompanied by more than 400 pictures, drawings, graphs and tables and numerous descriptive sheets, of the practical handbook for quality beekeeping, the result of Alessandro Pistoia's 30 years of experience. A book that, since 1993, has been popular with both amateur and professional beekeepers for its clarity in its approach to beekeeping.
Anodizing is a nonspontaneous electrochemical process by which a protective oxide layer forms on the surface of the treated metal and protects it from corrosion