Book - Products of the Hive - NSW DPI AGGuide

This AgGuide, Products of the hive, is about more than honey production. The complex behaviour of bees results in other products such as wax, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and, for older bees, bee venom.  There are a range of possibilities for beekeepers to consider when it comes to overall profitability of keeping honey bees.

This book has been compiled for experienced beekeepers to give them ideas about how they might diversify their income from beekeeping activities. It has also been written for those who have a general interest and fascination with the art and pleasure of beekeeping. It includes an account of increased knowledge about the bioactivity of honey.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction

  Chapter 2: Honey

  Chapter 3: Bioactive honey

  Chapter 4: Beeswax

  Chapter 5: Creamed and candied honey

  Chapter 6: Pollen

  Chapter 7: Propolis

  Chapter 8: Comb honey

  Chapter 9: Royal jelly

  Chapter 10: Bee venom

  Appendix 1: Exhibiting honey and beeswax

  Appendix 2: The peroxide-type and non-peroxide-type activity of honey

  Appendix 3: Special cases: Manuka and Leptospermum honeys

  Appendix 4: Codex for honey