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Conrad Bérubé
island crop management
email: uc779(at)freenet.victoria.bc.ca

Bee info

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Beekeeping-related articles ( by Conrad Bérubé)

"Beeekeeping in Haiti" American Bee Journal January 2010
"Beekeeping in Guinea, Part 1" American Bee Journal January 2010
bees for babar logo "Bees for Babar: Peacekeeping through Beekeeping" American Bee Journal September 2009
"Beekeeping in Ghana,on the road in Africa doing developmental beekeeping demonstrations" American Bee Journal,Part 2: June 2003
"Beekeeping in Ghana, on the road in Africa doing developmental beekeeping demonstrations" American Bee Journal,Part 1: May 2003

"Himalayan CeranaId: development assistance to preserve and promote Apis cerana beekeeping in nepal," American Bee Journal, (September, 1999)
"War and Bees." Dromore Buzzette, (July, 1997)
"Beeginings: the Evolution of the Honeybee ( part 2)," American Bee Journal, (July, 1997)
"Beeginings: the Evolution of the Honeybee ( part 1)," American Bee Journal, (June, 1997) Hivelights (October 1996)
"War and Bees: the use of bees in warfare," American Bee Journal, (January/February 1997)
"Health: Propolis" . Hivelights, May 1996
"How the Honeybee Got her Hum," American Bee Journal, March 1994
"The Bee-Riddled Carcass," Griffith Observer: Journal of the Griffith Observatory, July 1991
"Bees in the Belfry; American Bee Journal, July 1989
"The Kenya Top-Bar Hive as a better hive in developing countries," American Bee Journal, August 1989
Proper pesticide practices protect pollinators

Beekeeping-related TEXTS and WEBSITES
A whole whack of extension materials related to KTBH beekeeping (specific to Ghana but with applicability elsewhere)
Small Scale Beekeeping (complete how-to manual)
Apiculture à Petite Echelle (Small Scale Beekeeping, french)
La Apicultura de Puequeña Escala (Small Scale Beekeeping, spanish, off-site)
2002 beekeeping course syllabus
materials in this column are available on this page
(http://www3.telus.net/conrad/bees.htm)
files in this column are off-site (those preceeded by EU refer to the European Union, by US refer to the United States and by WA to West Africa )
Nanaimo beekeeper's association newsletters
February 2001 (featuring integrated pest management for varroa mites)
March 2001 (featuring information on apistan and more varroa IPM tips)
April 2001( featuring spring maintenance tips)
September 2001 (featuring fall feeding tips)
Ocober 2001 (bchp conference agenda)
November 2001(bchp conference note, apistan resistance test)
January 2002 (featuring honey substitutions in cooking, honey judging)
February 2002 (featuring imidacloprid and bees, and honeybee defense)
March 2002 (featuring testing for varroa and making grease patties)
 
 

Beekeeping-related VIDEOS ( by Conrad Bérubé)-- off-site
bees for babar-- a dramatization
african bees-- hive transfer in Ghana (2 of 2)
african bees-- hive transfer in Ghana (1 of 2)
Augustine's bee beard (Peace Corps Paraguay)
beverly beekeepers (the bee beard song)
beekeeping in Ghana 1--wild colonies
beekeeping in Ghana 3--things NOT to do
beekeeping in Ghana 5--baiting hives
beekeeping in Ghana 6--inspecting comb
beekeeping in Ghana 8--hanging hives (ant elephant&fire protection)
beekeeping in Ghana 9--swarm role play
beekeeping in Ghana 10-- newsprint series
beekeeping in Ghana 12--night harvest celebration

beekeeping in Ghana 13--comb manipulation
beekeeping in Ghana 14--hiving a swarm
beekeeping in Ghana 15--swarm removal

beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 1--lighting smoker
beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 2--smoking hive

beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 3--moving hive for inspection
beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 4--propolis&medicinal uses

beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 5--handling comb
beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 6--comb&mild vs wild strains
beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 7--unwanted guests
beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 8--getting stung
beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 9--sealed cells
beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 11--thanks to hubert
beekeeping in Guinea (1 of 3) traditional hives
beekeeping in Guinea (2 of 3) equipment
beekeeping in Guinea (3 of 3) wax products
the KTBH in Haiti

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