Notes for New Beekeepers
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ISBN
9781914934452
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Bill Cadmore was born and raised in a tiny village on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. He moved to London for university studies and then on to post-graduate work at the University of Leeds. As a teacher of Biology and Physics he went onto become a senior leader in a large comprehensive school in Leeds. Working with other schools, colleges and workplaces he helped develop a vocational training scheme to complement the work he was doing with the academic students.
While walking home one day he made the mistake of spotting a swarm in a tree. On telling the local beekeeper about the swarm he was invited to put on a veil and help hive the swarm - still in his business suit. This led to hobby beekeeping in his garden and then the purchase of a field for an out apiary. This soon became multiple apiaries in and around the city. Taking early retirement to become a bee farmer he soon found himself employed as the apiarist for a bee research programme at the University of Leeds.
| Weight | 0.280000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN13/Barcode | 9781914934452 |
| ISBN10 | 1914934458 |
| Author | Cadmore, Bill |
| Binding | Paperback |
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| Date Published | 21st September 2022 |
| Pages | 120 |
| Publisher | Peacock Press & Northern Bee Books |
Contents
1. The Hymenoptera
2. Apis mellifera
3. Three Castes of Honeybee
4. The Life Cycle of the Honeybee
5. Beehives
6. Polystyrene or Wooden Hives?
7. The Parts of a Beehive
8. Bee Space
9. Frames and Foundation
10. Smokers, Tools and Silly Hats
11. Your Apiary
12. Selecting an Apiary Site
13. The Apiary Environment
14. Bees and Neighbours
15. Start Beekeeping
16. Purchasing Bees
17. Transfer Bees into Your Hive
18. Inspecting Your Colonies
19. Supering
20. Operate a Two Hive System
21. Queen Cells and Queen Cups
22. Swarm Prevention
23. What to do if you find a queen cell
24. Swarm Control
25. Finding a sealed queen cell - Your bees have swarmed
26. Collecting a Swarm
27. Bee Diseases
28. Varroasis
29. Adult Bee Diseases and Management Issues
30. Forage
31. Plants for Bees
32. Hive Products
33. Extraction Techniques
34. Selling Honey
35. The Beekeeping Year
36. New Beekeepers Checklist
Bill Cadmore was born and raised in a tiny village on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. He moved to London for university studies and then on to post-graduate work at the University of Leeds. As a teacher of Biology and Physics he went onto become a senior leader in a large comprehensive school in Leeds. Working with other schools, colleges and workplaces he helped develop a vocational training scheme to complement the work he was doing with the academic students.
While walking home one day he made the mistake of spotting a swarm in a tree. On telling the local beekeeper about the swarm he was invited to put on a veil and help hive the swarm - still in his business suit. This led to hobby beekeeping in his garden and then the purchase of a field for an out apiary. This soon became multiple apiaries in and around the city. Taking early retirement to become a bee farmer he soon found himself employed as the apiarist for a bee research programme at the University of Leeds.
Bill is presently chairman of Bradford BKA and is a past chairman of Yorkshire BKA and Leeds BKA. For two years he worked as an education officer for BBKA/NBU organising conferences around the country to encourage associations to improve the quality and quantity of training they provided. He has written on establishing training apiaries and has produced a teaching pack that has been given to every school and youth organisation in Bradford - called 'Bradford's Beautiful Bees'.