PRACTICAL HAND BOOK OF APICULTURE
Jaiswal, A. G.
Aim:
To understand economic importance of honey bees and developments taking place in modern beekeeping.
1. Introduction to Apiculture: Importance and History
Insects are dominant animals on this earth. Usually insects are considered harmful to man but hardly 1 per cent of insect species fall in the pest category. Benefits of insects in maintaining economy outweigh the injury inflicted. Honey bees are one of the few insects directly benef...