Having Healthy Honeybees: The beekeeping & science by John McMullan Specialist whether out in the fields

whether out in the fields

is a biologist and environmentalist

and commonly referred to as “Rafter Beekeeping

with a focus on increasing honey production

Taking inappropriate advice can mean a dead colony

Having Healthy Honeybees: The beekeeping & science by John McMullan Specialist whether out in the fieldsThere has been a change in the beekeeping environment since the first edition in 2012. Today there is a heightened concern about global warming, the natural environment, biodiversity and the need to be guided by science. Among beekeepers there is a greater awareness of these issues with a shift towards sustainable beekeeping; locally adapted colonies, reduced use of chemicals and concern for pollinators and forage. These concerns are reflected in this