Biodynamic Beekeeping by Matthias Thun Bee Masters and is a leading expert

and is a leading expert on the behavior

But the environmental conditions to which they are exposed (primarily forage availability and climate) also needs to be taken into account

from adaptiveness of worker sterility and the economics of nest construction to information-center foraging

and the many uses of beeswax

Biodynamic Beekeeping by Matthias Thun Bee Masters and is a leading expertI commend this book to not only experienced beekeepers who would like to transition to a more bee friendly approach, but also beginners who, while having access in some form to instruction about basic beekeeping, do not want to be steered into the conventional, mechanistic apiculture that new generations of beekeepers are increasingly finding unsatisfactory. David Heaf. Author of The Bee friendly Beekeeper & Natural Beekeeping with the Warr Hive