COLOSS Beebook, Vol 1, Vincent Dietemann, James D. Ellis, Peter Neumann (eds.) Propolis ROGER PATTERSON was brought up

ROGER PATTERSON was brought up on a small farm in West Sussex (UK) and started beekeeping as a schoolboy in 1963

where she manages three apiaries and more honey bee colonies than she admits to

Bees can be kept in a wide range of gardens – but operating the hive must be safe both for the beekeeper and neighbours

pollination by honeybees will increase the yields of many staple food crops

the main source of sweetness in our food and cooking

COLOSS Beebook, Vol 1, Vincent Dietemann, James D. Ellis, Peter Neumann (eds.) Propolis ROGER PATTERSON was brought upThe COLOSS (Prevention of honey bee COlony LOSSes) BEEBOOK is a unique venture that aims to standardise methods for studying the honey bee. It is a practical manual intended for scientists, extension specialists and beekeepers, compiling standard methods in all fields of research on the honey bee, Apis mellifera. The first two volumes are composed of 32 peer reviewed chapters authored by more than 234 of the world's leading honey bee experts from 34