Simple Methods of Making Increase by Wally Shaw Mead The purpose of this book

The purpose of this book is to present an account of the life history and habits of the bumblebee to the non-specialist reader

This book presents a political ecology of pollination that critically examines how managed honey bees and wild bees are harmed by capitalist agriculture

As one author states

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

which I hope you will find helps when you use the book

Simple Methods of Making Increase by Wally Shaw Mead The purpose of this bookThis booklet originally published by the Welsh Beekeepers Association this title is meant for those with two or three hives who wish to make small increases without influencing the eventual honey crop. The aim of this booklet is to give enough coverage of this important subject in the form of a practical guide to enable both individual beekeepers and associations to become self sufficient for the provision of new or replacement colonies and queens.