D.P. Abrol
Dr. D. P. Abrol, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. He was the Head of the Division of Entomology (August 2008 to February 2015) and Controller of Examinations (2012). He has served several universities in various capacities. He predominately specializes in pest management, honeybee and pollination biology. He has authored 18 books, 12 manuals and published over 250 original research papers in various national and international journals. He is associated with several externally funded collaborative research projects with international organizations of Poland and Switzerland. Professor Abrol is a fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He has received the Young Scientist Award–1992 conferred by the Jammu and Kashmir State Council for Science and Technology for his outstanding contributions in the field of Agricultural Sciences. Additionally, he also received the Pran Vohra Award–1993, the Professor T. N. Ananthakrishnan Award–1997. He was awarded the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Puruskar–1999 for his Hindi book on beekeeping entitled “Madhumakhi Palan-Sidhant Evam Vidhian’’ and 11th Apicultural Association Award–2010 for his contributions in Apiculture. He is also presented with a gold medal for development of Apiculture in Asia by King Saud University.

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Introduction

2. History and importance of beekeeping

3. Type of bees

4. Evolution and biodiversity of honeybees

5. Diversity of honeybee species

6. Biology of the honeybee

7. Form and function of the honeybee

8. Beginning beekeeping and establishment of apiary

9. Beekeeping equipments

10. Bee behaviour, learning and communication

11. Bee pasturage

12. Management of honeybee colonies

13. Migratory beekeeping - prospects and problems

14. Honey bee nutrition and supplemental feeding

15. Two queen colony system for high-honey yields and pollination

16. Honeybee breeding, mass rearing of queens and artificial insemination

17. The use of honeybees bees for pollination

18. Management of wild bees for pollination

19. Bee products

20. Value added products from bees and beekeeping

21. Diseases and enemies of honey bees

22. Breeding bees for disease resistance

23. Impact of inbreeding depression in honeybees

24. Quarantine control of honeybee diseases

25. Pesticidal toxicity to bees

26. Biotechnological potential of honeybees

27. Honeybees as bioindicators of ecosystem health

28. Beekeeping and subsidary industries

29. Handling, processing, storage and marketing honey

30. Genetically modified crops and beekeeping

31. Diagnosis of honey bee diseases

32. Conclusions

Glossary

Bibliography

This book shall serve as a reference book for students, teachers, and researchers and for all those interested in bees and beekeeping. This book will be useful to all those who wish to make beekeeping their hobby or as profession, entrepreneurs and even layman. Besides, the information provided in this book will be useful to pollination biologists, students, teachers, scientists of agriculture, animal behaviour, botany, conservation, biology, ecology, entomology, environmental biology, forestry, genetics, plant breeding, horticulture, toxicology, zoology, seed growers and seed agencies. It will be highly useful to motivate the young generation to fascinating world of honeybees and adopt beekeeping as a profession. Book as a guide for their problems & evolving strategies.