«Tratado de apicultura. El conocimiento y el cuidado de la abeja, las técnicas apícolas y los productos de la colmena», edited by Henri Clément and published in Spanish by Omega: 528 hardback pages of 24 × 17 cm, 800 colour photographs, drawings and diagrams, 1.6 kg. The general reference manual, seen from French beekeeping, and written in Spanish.
It is the table book: from bee biology to hive products, in step-by-step photographs, to read through the first winter and consult afterwards.
01 · WHAT IT COVERS
Written by a team of professional beekeepers, agronomists and researchers under Henri Clément, beekeeper in the Cévennes and spokesman of the UNAF: the bee and the colony, equipment, the year’s management, queen rearing, health, harvest and products, and finally pollination and apitherapy. The basic techniques are photographed move by move, which is what the reviews appreciate.
02 · WHO IT IS FOR
An ordered introduction for beginners and a reference manual afterwards; reviews call it expensive but worth it. Anyone after a month-by-month calendar of Spanish beekeeping, the mailbox question, has it in «¡Quiero ser Apicultor!», written here; the Tratado gives the why of each operation with French reference.
03 · FORMAT
Omega edition of 2012, translated by Manuel Pijoan, ISBN 978-84-282-1579-4. Hardback, 24 × 17 × 3 cm and 1.6 kg: a table book, not a pocket one. Regulations and treatments change by country and over the years; for those, the label and the law in force.
04 · BEFORE YOU BUY
The book is supplied in Spanish.
| ✓ FITS | Beginners who read Spanish and want a complete illustrated manual to understand the why, or anyone with hives looking for the reference book. |
| ✕ DOESN’T FIT | Anyone after a month-by-month calendar of Spanish beekeeping: for that, «¡Quiero ser Apicultor!». |
| Title | Tratado de apicultura. El conocimiento y el cuidado de la abeja, las técnicas apícolas y los productos de la colmena |
|---|---|
| Editor | Henri Clément (UNAF), with professional beekeepers, agronomists and researchers |
| Publisher | Ediciones Omega, 2012; translated by Manuel Pijoan |
| ISBN | 978-84-282-1579-4 |
| Pages | 528, hardback, 800 colour photographs, drawings and diagrams |
| Format | 24 × 17 × 3 cm, 1.6 kg |
| Language | Spanish |
| Alternatives | LQSA ¡Quiero ser Apicultor! (Spanish calendar) · LBC7731 Jean-Prost, the technical reference |
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