Apiculture (Paper Code: 17010725)

Important species of honey bees, caste differentiation and body structure

handling of colonies; bee flora; seasonal management practices; colony division

mass rearing techniques for queen bee; queen introduction, clipping and marking; bee pollination of crops

management of bacterial, viral and fungal diseases of honey bees

identification and management of parasitic mites, wax moths, ants and wasps, and predatory birds

honey extraction; pollen, propolis and bee venom collection

Processing of bee wax; royal jelly

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