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BKQ No.79 Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
incorporating BeeBiz. No. 79 Winter 2005 (A4 56 Pages) full colour
Beekeepers Quarterly includes:

EDITORIAL; PETER MARTIN ON HONEY QUALITY; ASSOCIATION NEWS Bee Farmers' Association, John Howat; National Diploma in Beekeeping, Geoff Hopkinson; BBKA, Geoff Hopkinson & Mike Rowbottom; Ulster BKA; Apimondia, Asger Sogaard Jorgensen; & German Apitherapy Society. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Endorsement of pesticides by the BBKA; Why strive for purity in genetic improvement; Queen rearing the Christian Henricksen way; & Burning issues; BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT The Herzog fully-automatic foundation machine, Roger White; & The Thomas integral uncapping line, Catherine Oates. SMALL HIVE BEETLE An Overview, Jacqui Todd, New Zealand; Living with the Small Hive Beetle, Ann Harman; Small Hive Beetle Control using the New West Trap, Rev. James West; Formic Acid as a Repellant for the Small Hive Beetle, Bill Ruzicka; SHB in Portugal `Current status', Antonio Pouseiro; & Reactions to the Portuguese discovery: Job Pichon, David Dawson, Ko Zoet &Ann Harman. THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF QUEENS AND BEES Is The Grass Really Greener...? Ann Harman; The Import of Queens and Package Bees into Canada, David Dawson; Quarantine and a New Initiatives in the Queen Rearing Industry, Geoff Manning; Serbia and countries of former Yugoslavia: Carniolans only! Predrag Cvetkovic; Nepal , Bhim Suval; & Queen imports into the UK , Albert Knight. VARROA CONTROL Thymol Over-frame Evaporator for Treating Varroa, John E. Dews; Wider Frame Spacing Helps Combat Varroa, Alison Parnell; Controlling and Monitoring Varroa using Icing Sugar and the West Small Hive Beetle Trap, John Phipps; & Metarhizium anisopliae winning the fight against Varroa, Alfredo Flores. SCIENCE REVIEW Storage proteins in winter honeybees, David Aston NDB; OUT OF THE PAST Looking back: Brother Adam and other acquaintances,Colin Weightman. ENVIRONMENT Geoff Hopkinson NDB; MEDICATIONS FOR BEEKEEPING EU Directive EC2004/28/EC, Paul Metcalf; Comments and reactions - from Max Watkins, Ken Basterfield, Eric McArthur, Geoff Manning, David Dawson, Predrag Cvetnovik, Vitaliy Petrovsky, Asger Sogard Jorgensen, Job Pichon, Roger White, David Cramp and Ko Zoet. TECHNOLOGY High Temperature Wintering of TwoFrame Nucs Dr Alexander Komissar. HONEY QUALITY: Cyprus Imported honey causes violent reaction from beekeeper, Roger White. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ukraine, Dr Alexander Komissar; Australia, Geoff Manning; Italy, Alison Parnell; Portugal, Antonio Pouseiro; Brittany, Job Pichon; Lithuania, Rimantas Zugas; & Nepal, Bhim Suwal. BEEHIVES The Alpine Hive Slobodan Z'. Jankovic' BREEDING MATTERS John Atkinson NDB; BOOKSHELF Pollen. The hidden sexuality of flowers, Rob Kesseler and Madeline Harley. Organisation of Colony Reproduction in the Honey Bee, by Celia Davis An exploration of the Public Health Challenges posed by Honey Bees and Beekeeping in the UK, by Jeremy Voaden Traditional British Honey Drinks, Francis Beswick.
BKQ No.73 June 2003 Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No.73 June 2003. The 44 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:

EDITORIAL
Using queen excluders, yellow-eyed drone, the price of beekeeping equipment, record-keeping, the flight paths of bees, Kythira, the Mani
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
NEWSROUND
Key GM crop experiment 'lacks statistical power'; Agency seeks comments on draft Honey (England) Regulations 2003; EU backs poor farmers' seed use; New biological wax moth control using Mellonex@; Field Study to Assess the Efficiency on Varroa Mites and Safety On Honeybees of Apiguard; What Honeybees of Apiguard; What Future for European Beekeeping? - November Conference in Belgium
FIRST AID
Dealing with anaphalaxis John Yates NDB
ALL ABOUT QUEEN EXCLUDERS David Cushman reviews the types available DIY. MAKE A SIMPLE SOLAR WAX MELTER
ASSOCIATION NEWS
West Sussex BKA - A new kind of honey show; BBKA - Fellowship Certificates
to Professor Ingrid Williams and Brenda Ball; WBKA - Moratorium on GM Moratorium on GM Crops in Wales; New IBRA Editor Appointed; Bees for Development
BOOKSHELF
ISENRING'S VARROA KILLER Walter Isenring has developed a safe and easy way of controlling varroa with oxalic acid. (translated by Ronald Cocker)
ENVIRONMENT
Geoff Hopkinson NDB Using bees in the 'war against terrorists'; Sustainable energy sources; GM Crops; Killer bees - again!; & Bees in the curriculum?
CONSERVATION
Honey badgers v. Beekeepers in South Africa: resolving the conflict Colleen and Keith Begg
THE ART OF COARSE BEEKEEPING
David Leigh's light hearted look at one man's approach to beekeeping
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
England, Nigel Payne; Scotland, Nigel Hurst; Ireland, Phillip McCabe; USA,
Other hive products are they good, sale items? Ann Harman; Portugal, Beekeeping in Angola during colonial days, Antonio Pouseiro; The Netherlands, Ko Zoet; Brittanyj Job Pichon; Lithuania, Rimantas ZugusI rlands, Ko Zoet; Brittanyj Job Pichon; Lithuania, Rimantas ZugusI Canada, he price of beekeeping equipment, David Dawson; Australia, Drought and the small hive beetle, Geoff Manning.
SCIENCE REVIEW
Janet Dowling FRES Variation in composition of beeswax produced by different colonies; New combs for old?
COMMENT
Will beekeeping in the UK die a natural death during this century? John Yates
BREEDING MATTERS
Natural mating or II & Records for a race-survival system John Atkinson
COLLECTORS CORNER
Geoff Hopkinson NDB makes a remarkable find in a set of teaching books
BKQ No.72 Feb 03 Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No.72 February 2003. The 44 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:

EDITORIAL
Why KEEP THE BRITISH BEE? Part Two Ashleigh Milner ENVIRONMENT: The ever-changing landscape Geoff Hopkinson NDB SCIENCE REVIEW Janet Dowling FRES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ASSOCIATION NEWS National Honey Show; Apimondia; BIBBA; Bees for Development; BBKA; NEW BEEKEEPING: modernising small-scale beekeeping for the recreational needs of today Robin Dartington AMERSTERDAM BEE PARK Alex VerstMegnn AFRICAN BEES TO CONTROL AFRICAN ELEPHANTS Fritz Vollrath, Iain Douglas-Hamilton Danielle Kars and Alex Verstegen FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS England, Dr Nigel Payne; Russia, Vitahy Petrovsky; Czech Republic, Dr Vitezslav Vydrw, Poland, Machj Winiarski:, Bulgaria, Stoyan Stoyanov; Cyprus; Roger White, Canada, David Dawson, USA, Ann Harman; Scotland, Nigel Hurst, Brittany, Job Pichoir, HONEYBEE WINTER ACTIVITY Jim Fletcher LONDON ROOFTOP BEEKEEPERS Jill Mead and Steve Benbow FARMER BEES and other tales from the world of Social Insects Prof. Francis Ratnieks BREEDING MATTERS John Atkinson COLLECTORS CORNER: Beekeeping Treasures, Geoff Hopkinson NDB
BKQ No.71 Nov 2002 Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No.71 November 2002. The 44 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:

EDITORIAL
WHY KEEP THE BRITISH BEE? An introduction to understanding honeybees, their origins,evolution and diversity, Ashleigh Mimer
NEWSROUND
Rare bees found on remote islands; Brazilian bees keep their own ‘insect ranch’; “Smelly” bees prevent inbreeding; Honey found in plane’s fuel pinned on bees; Political rally stopped by bees; ‘GM seed spread’ warning; Phil Chandler’s speech at the BBKA GMO Meeting; new items from Thorne’s.
ENVIRONMENT
Geoff Hopkinson reports on the BBKA GM workshop, September 2002.
FOR THE WORKSHOP
Make an observation hive this winter
ASSOCIATION NEWS
Maiti Childrens’ Fund and Bees Abroad - Beekeeping benefits survivors of traf ficking, Naomi Saville; BBKA - British beekeepers stand firm on 6 mile limit; Exeter BKA - new bee house for Exeter branch; Bees for Development - bee- keepers’ safari 2003, HelenJackson; NDB -Advanced Husbandry Course 2002, Bridget Beattie; London BKA - association revived October, 2002,Julian Lush; Scottish Beekeepers Association - GM statement, Autumn Convention, Perth, Nigel Hurst; Apimondia - 2003 Congress, Slovenia.
THREE CENTURIES OF BEEKEEPING IN THE MANI, GREECE John Phipps
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
England - GM crops, fields of clover, Dr Nigel Payne’, Scotland - the season’s work, Nigel Hurst America - marketing honey, Ann Harman; Canada - introducing vir gin queens, David Dawson; Australia - GMOs and beekeeping, Geoff Manning, Brittany - the season’s work, Job Pichon; Ukraine - managing micronucs in a com mercial apiary, Dr Alexander Komissar, Czech Republic - solitary bees, queen rear ing, OSR and honeydew, Dr Vitezslav Vydra; Lithuania - the season’s work, Rimantas Zugur, Portugal - hive thefts and forest fires, Antonio Pouseiro; Cyprus - small cell foundation, Part 2, Roger White.
LABORATORY OF APICULTURE AND SOCIAL INSECTS
University of Sheffield: The story so far Francis. L. W Ratnieks
BACK TO BASICS
Sadly, R Raffcomes to the end of his series with this, his valedictory piece.
SCIENCE REVIEW
BKQ 70 August 02 Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No.70 August 2002. The 44 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:

EDITORIAL
NEWSROUND: Dr Francis Ratnieks promoted to Professor; obituary - T S K Johansson; demonstration apiary opened at Ulster Wildlife Centre; pyrethroid resistant mites found in Cornwall; varroa mites on export bees raise alarm bells in NZ; results of 2nd International Apicultural Photographic Competition; gallery opens in Czech Republic to commemorate the life and work of Mendel; honeybees trained to detect TNT; clustering beetle larvae impersonate female bees to infest their hosts; Beckett announces a public debate on GM crops; crop pollen spreads further than expected; GM potatoes deter one pest - but attract another; worm turns for US cotton farmers; BBKA/DEFRA conference and correspondence.
ASSOCIATION NEWS: National Honey Show - William Mundy retires, programme for NHS November 2002; Bees for Development - new names for for Troy Trust and journal; Bee Farmer's Association, Brian Stenhouse retires as Secretary - workload shared by several officers;
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BACK TO BASICS: R Raff finds that keeping an apiary tidy can be quite challenging.
LONDON ROOFTOP BEEKEEPERS: Steve Benbow and Jill Mead - beekeeping auctions, Yemen and Crete have been part of the couple's itinery over the last few months - as well as managing their London stocks.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS: America - Ann Harman, the honey queen and princess program; Canada - David Dawson, pollination using leaf cutter bees; England - Dr Nigel Payne, increasing stocks the Wilson way; Scotland - Nigel Hurst, the Royal Highland Show; Wales, Graham Loveridge, royal jelly and its efficacy; Ireland, Philip McCabe, Stoneleigh, IBRA Conference; The Netherlands - Ko Zoet, looking back; Brittany - Job Pichon, exotic bees; Italy - Alison Parnell, stolen bees; Spain, David Cramp, catching swarms - the Spaish way; Ukraine - Dr Alexander Komissar, maintaining baby nucs all the year round; Cyprus - Roger White, using small cell foundation to control varroa; Australia - Geoff Manning, quality assurance scheme/honey crops; Poland, Maciej Winiarski, swarm control and utilising swarms.
CONFLICT IN THE BEE HIVE: WORKER REPRODUCTION AND WORKER POLICING Dr Francis Ratnieks reveals that life in the hive is far from harmonious.
ORGANIC VARROA CONTROL USING APIGUARD: An effective, natural, safe and easy way of controlling varroa.
SCIENCE REVIEW: Janet Dowling FRES - finds out how drones behave in the hive.
BREEDING MATTERS: John Atkinson NDB
COLLECTORS CORNER: Beekeeping Treasures, Geoff Hopkinson NDB looks at an early example of a masonic firing glass
BKQ No.69 May 2002 Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No.69 May 2002. The 44 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:

Editorial
Disease control, collecting and hiving swarms, comb honey production, beekeeping on the net, BBKA Spring convention 2002. Letters to the Editor Hodsock Priory, Open Mesh Floors, Global Warming, GM Crops, Honey and Antibiotics - allaying consumers fears, Wrangles over swarms Selling honey to supermarkets, First County Beekeeping Instructor?
Newsround GM ISSUES: Trial Sites 2002, British scientists turn on GM food, Italian police raid Monsanto, Rogue GM plant warning, Five arrested at GM crop protest, Scottish GM, Greens take die PR shilling, HONEY: Chinese Honey Crisis, Organic Honey in the UK; Ant supercolony; Beekeeping Equipment.
Association News NDB, Ken Basterfaeld - An Appreciation: Reg Gove NDB, FRES; BIBBA, Albert Knight- Make a Swarm Box for Transporting Grafted Larvae; Lincoln District BKA, Jonathan Korejko and Lindsey Dickens-The Beeb and the Bees; Bees for Development, Helen fackson; FHC, Sam GreenbankBorage, Marketing, Nestle; Apimondia - Celle Conference:
Prevention of Honey Residues in Honey, 2003 Congress in Slovenia.
The Banks of Argentina Roy Cropley - whilst the economy of Argentina is in free fall,
beekeepers look to their queen banks for financial security.
Environment: Geoff Hopkinson NDB-The so called "Isle of Wight Disease";
The future of farming.
The Bee Colony/The Oil Company an analogy, DrFrancis Ratnieks
Management: Do your bees have enough room? Steve Taber- using hives with more than one brood box may be tricky, but it is often essential.
London Rooftop Beekeepers New York, New York! Steve Benbow and Jill Mead. From the rooftops of London, to the skyscrapers of New York and the villages of Thailand, bees are busy everywhere.
From our correspondents: England, Dr Nigel Payne, Scotland, Nigel Hurst Brittany, Job Pichon; Portugal, Antonio Pouseiro; Poland, Maciej Winiarski; Ukraine, Dr AlexanderKomissar, USA, Ann Harmwin; Australia, GeoffManning, Canada, David Dawson; Lithuania, Rimantas Zujus; Cyprus, Roger White, Ireland, Philip McCabe
Back to Basics R Raff- communicating with beekeepers worldwide.
Breeding Matters John Atkinson NDB selection for characters of economic importance.
Bookshelf: Bee Propolis, James Fearnley; The Secret Life of Bees, Susan Monk Kydd; Bees Dance, Pr. Remy Chauvin & Patrice Seri Video: Starting Beekeeping, Paul Metcalfe
Science Review
Factors which contribute to swarming, Janet Dowling FRES
Collectors Corner
BKQ67

Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No.67 November 2001. The 40 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes

EDITORIAL
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ASSOCIATION NEWS
Bees for Development & The Troy Trust, Helen Jackson;
BIBBA - Varroa resistance breeding project, John Dews;
First Honey Co-operative - Backwards and Forwards with
Borage, Sam Greenbank
ENVIRONMENT
Geoff Hopkinson NDB- reviews John Humphrys' book "The Great Food Gamble".
NEWSROUND
Varroa resistance to acaricides in the UK, James Morton; Photographic
Competition - 2001 winners, and rules for 2002.
BREEDING MATTERS
ohn Atkinson NDB -What is science?; writing scientific papers;
drone excluders.
LONDON ROOFTOP BEEKEEPERS 18 Steve Benbow and, fill Mead continue their beekeeping year searching for a hoover for swarms and facing the ups and downs of marketing honey.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS 20 Canada, David Dawson; Cyprus, Roger White, Australia, Geoff Manning, Brittany, Job Pichon; Spain, David Cramp; Portugal, Antonio Pouseiro, Scotland, Nigel Hurst ; Italy, Alison Parnell Ireland, Philip McCabe; Czech Republic, Dr Vitezslav Vydra; Holland, Ko Zoet; The Ukraine, Dr Alexander Komissar,- USA, Dr Ann Harmann
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? SUPERMARKETS AND BEEHIVES 26 DrFrancis Ratnieks describes the complex relationships between forager and receiver bees.
GORMANSTON 2001 32 Tim Kidman's notes on this year's Irish conference.
BEEKEEPING FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN COUNTRIES
UNDER STRESS: No 1 AFGHANISTAN 35 Dr Nicola Bradbear. How beekeeping can help improve the lives of people who have been impoverished even more as a consequence of war.
VARROA RESISTANCE TO PYRETHROIDS 36 James Morton - implications for UK beekeepers of pyrethroid resistant varroa mites in our colonies
COLLECTOR'S CORNER 37 Geoff Hopkinson NDB - a ledger presented by Napoleon I
SMART QUEENS 39 Ken Hoare-Why do beekeepers in the USA pay £35 for a single queen?
SCIENCE REVIEW 40 Janet DowlingTRES- the effect of empty combs on food, collection.
BACK TO BASICS 41 R. Raff shows that some rules are learned through bad experiences.
OBITUARY 42 Frank Richard Alston, Master Beekeeper 1919 - 2001

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BKQ66

Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
No.66 August 2001. The 40 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes

Editorial, Letters to the editor
Association news, bbka, ibra, bees for development, troy trust, bibba
Newsround
Environment, The poplar tree - provider of propolis - Geof Hopkinson NDB
Back to Basics, Honey extracting hygiene and beekeeping associations -R.Raff
Prisons in the Beehive - strategies the bees employ in an area where the hive beetle has a long association with honey bees - Dr Francis Ratnieks
London Beekeepers expand their enterprise - Steve Benbow & Jill Mead
Queen Rearing , traditional grafting or the Jenter system
Breeding Matters - John Atkinson
Collectors Corner - Geoff Hopkinson
Bookshelf - In Persuit of Liquid Gold by Bob Ogden
From Our Correspondents, Germany, Brittany,Ukraine,Australia,Czech Republic,Italy,Poland
Order of the Hive - David J.T.Sumpter
Feeding Bees - Ken Hoare
Science Reviews - Varroosis and how it can be controlled - Janet Dowling FRES
Talkback - Albert Morris
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Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No. 65  May 2001. The 40 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:- 

EDITORIAL
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 
ASSOCIATION NEWS 
IBRA - Dr Pamela Munn and David Cram 
BIBBA, Albert Knight 
BEES for DEVELOPMENT & THE TROY TRUST 
FIRST HONEY COOPERATIVE, Sam Greenbank 
LABORATORY OF APICULTURE and SOCIAL INSECTS, 
SHEFFIELD, Dr Francis Ratnieks 
NEWSROUND FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Croatia, Gordan Lovric, the Carniolan bee. Portugal, Antonio Pouseiro; rearing replacement queens without honey loss. Ireland, Philip McCabe-, open mesh floors, Irish book reviewed, and honey shows.Ukraine, Dr Alexander Komissar, bee bread - a quality hive product.Australia, Geoff Manning, floods, replacing queens, and a `honey war'.Canada, David Dawson. Czech Republic, Dr Vitezslav Vydra; GM crops, molecular genetics, and useful newspapers. Poland, Maciej Winiarski; Polish beekeeping museums. Spain, David Cramp; moving hives from fields - the easy way. Italy, Alison Parnell. COLLECTORS CORNER 
Geoff Hopkinson NDB shows us one of a number of bee prints in his collection. For this issue, `The Bee Yard' by Ward H Nicols. BOOKSHELF
 'Mites of the Honey Bee', Thomas C. Webster and Keith Delaplane 
BAIT HIVES AND SWARM LURES Ken Hoare, controlling swarming can be a hassle, why not catch wayward swarms instead? GLOBAL WARMING AND BEEKEEPING
 Jim Fletcher, it is important that our management techniques are modified to cope with the changing climate. 
THE PHANTOM ROOFTOP BEEKEEPERS OF LONDON Steve Benbow and fill Mead embarked on a new era in their life last spring when they acquired their first colony of bees. How did they fare on London's skyline? 
BREEDING MATTERS John Atkinson Freeze drying of sperm, II apparatus, and practical advice for testing the egg-laying potential of II queens. 
NORMAN E ELLEMENT: MASTER BEEKEEPER
 Peter Tomkins looks at the contributions made to Rothamsted by his mentor - a creative and skilfull beekeeper. 
BACK TO BASICS
R. Raff
SCIENCE REVIEW Janet Dowling FRES finds out how varroa mites spend the winter.
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Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No. 64  February 2001. The 40 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:- 

EDITORIAL
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ASSOCIATION and RESEARCH INSTITUTE NEWS
IBRA, David Cramp; BIBBA, Albert Knight;
Bees for Development and the Troy Trust, Helenjackson;
IACR; BBKA; and Transrural Trust.
NEWSROUND 
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Bulgaria, Todor Todoron Croatia, Gordan Lovric, Cyprus,
Roger White FEES Czech Republic, Dr Vitezslav Vydra;
Ireland, Philip McCabe, Brittany, Job Pichon;
ENVIRONMENT
Bees for Pollination - Mason Bees or Honeybees?
As a direct result of the availability and promotion of nesting kits
of Osmia rufa, the Red Mason Bee, a debate has arisen over the
relative merits of the stingless bees and our own honeybees.
Contributors to this discuusion are Bill Clarke,
Geoff Hapkinson NDB and Prof Chris O'Toole.
BACK TO BASICS
R. Raff - capturing and hiving swarms and dealing with `bee fever'.
BEEKEEPING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: How to acquire it
S L Kidman FRMS examines the various ways in which beekeepers,
whether they are novices or `old hands' , can develop their
practical skills and increase their understanding of their charges.
OUT OF THE PAST:
THE GREEKS HAD MORE THAN A WORD FOR IT
Peter Rosenfield provides us with a fascinating tale from
Ancient Greece. (Courtesy of BEES)
FOR THE WORKSHOP: OPEN MESH FLOORS
Over the last ten years many beekeepers have used ventilated
floorboards in their hives instead of the traditional solid boards.
Here Ken Hoare shows how this `open' system is beneficial to the
colony and how such a floor can be adapted for monitoring
varroa mite 'fall out'. (Courtesy of BEES)
GM QUIZ
The answers to the GM Quiz posed by Dr Vitezslav Vydra in the last issue
SCIENCE REVIEW
Janet Domling FRES summarises recent research papers dealing
with grooming tracheal mites, drone trapping to control
varroa mites, and island queen mating apiaries.
BOOKSHELF
Medical Aspects of Beekeeping, by Harry Riches
Equipment for New Beekeeping, by Robin Dartington
TALKBACK
Albert Morris reviews the last issue of the BKQ.
COLLECTORS' CORNER
George Hawthorne returns once again to the subject of skeps and bee boles.
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BKQ No 63

Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No. 63  November 2000 The 40 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:-

EDITORIAL
NEWSROUND
Greenpeace 28 Acquitted of Criminal Damage to Maize Crop & Facts Related to Honeybees and Maize Pollen - Geoff Hopkinson NDB; Press release: Greenpeace 28 Verdict - How the News Broke; Apparatus for trapping and monitoring pollen movement; Link between wax moth and foulbrood.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
BIBBA Conference, Albert Knight; Bees for Development, Helen Jackson;
The Troy Trust, Helen Jackson, Bees Abroad, Claire Wiring
BACK TO BASICS
R. Raff- gets his gas peeped
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Ukraine - Dr Alexander Komissar Cuba - Alejandro A Leon Diaz
Ireland - Philip McCabe, Czech Republic - Dr Vitezslav Vydra
Australia - Geoff Manning, Croatia - Cordon Lovric
Italy - Bruno Vigneri, Britanny - job Pichon
GORMANSTON 2000
Tim Kidman takes part in this year's major Irish beekeeping convention.
ENVIRONMENT
Geoff Hopkinson
ROYAL JELLY PRODUCTION
Gilles Fert - a practical guide to this lucrative sideline in beekeeping
SCIENCE REVIEW
Janet Dowling FRES Observations on queen substance & Estimation of distance by foraging honeybees
BREEDING MATTERS
.John Alkinson NDB - Aspects of Instrumental Insemination
TALKBACK
Albert Morris
COLLECTORS CORNER
Re-living the past - George Hawthorne sends a Manley travelling-

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Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No. 62. The 40 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:-

Bees for Development, Helen Jackson; The Troy Trust, Helen Jackson;
Bees Abroad, Claire Waring; The Brother Adam Trust,
Glyn Davies; Apimondia - 2001 Congress, Apitherapy CD-ROM.
New animal campaign seeks to prevent the illegal poisoning of bees;
For farmers and growers - how to be bee friendly; ‘Bye Sue, Hello Geoff;
Parliamentary question on honey and GM pollen; Apimondia Congress 2001;
‘Green’ burial site amongst the heather; ‘Killer bees under pressure.
R. Raff - you don’t need to spend a fortune on equipment to make a success of beekeeping.
SCOTLAND - John Gleed; IRELAND - Phillip McCabe; BRITTANY - Job Pichon
SPAIN - David Cramp; PORTUGAL - Antonio Pouseiro;
THE NETHERLANDS - Ko Zoet;
POLAND - Maciej Winiarski; LITHUANIA - Rimantas Zujus;
GERMANY - Herma Peterson; CANADA - David Dawson
BEES TO THE HEATHER 26
C. Neil Anderson - some practical advice on how to make the most from this most sought after nectar source.
A HIVE FOR ALL SEASONS 28 C. Neil Anderson gives a brief history of the most economical of British hives - the Smith Hive.
Where has all the heather gone? Geoff Hopkinson NDB examines the issues. Janet Dowling FRES: Relative numbers of workers and drones; What do workers think of queens of different ages?
BREEDING MATTERS John Atkinson
WILD HONEYBEE COLONIES Ian Rumsey
BOOKSHELF
Honey in the Kitchen, by Joyce White, revised by Valerie Rogers
I want to dance, by Liz Hall;
TALKBACK Albert Morris
COLLECTORS CORNER George Hawthorne’s items of interest this quarter are free and easy to collect - business cards with a beekeeping theme.
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Beekeepers Quarterly is published by Northern Bee Books
Issue No.61. The 40 page full colour Beekeepers Quarterly includes:

Association news
Latest news from the beekeeping world
R Raff on the price of honey
Letters to the Editor
Contributions from correspondents in Spain, Jersey, Brittany, Germany, Czec Reprublic, Ireland, The Netherlands,
Poland, Lithuania, Portugal & Russia
Geoff Hopkinson on Willows in the Landscape
Jane Dowling on Queen Introduction
Steve Taber on Creaming Honey on a small scale
John Atkinson on EFB
Talkback by Albert Morris
Book reviews and Collectors Corner by George Hawthorne

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