A Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee by William Kirk Beginner ‘Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated

‘Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated – this is surely the garden bee bible

• What is a drone brood: a troublesome waste of an apiary

including structured teaching for those studying for their own Master Beekeeper qualification

And she took two hives of live bees on their arduous six-month sea voyage

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A Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee by William Kirk Beginner ‘Beautifully written and lavishly illustratedBeekeepers everywhere are fascinated by the sources of pollen brought back to the hive by their bees. Being able to identify the plants producing this pollen is the key to unlocking important information about bee forage in your area. Dr Kirk and his team have painstakingly collected pollen loads from bees from Britain and Germany giving us surprising evidence of the natural variation in the colours seen at the hive entrance. The guide contains a key