Bees and Their Role in Forest Livelihoods
Subtitle: A Guide to the Services Provides by Bees and the Sustainable Harvesting, Processing and Marketing of Their Products
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9789251062760
Description: This volume provides basic information about managing wild bees and on the use of their products. It identifies and describes major bee species and their importance for nature conservation and for sustaining livelihoods of rural people. Bee products are considered at both subsistence and commercial level, and particular attention is given to the potential for further development of managing wild been species in developing countries. The role of bees for pollination of crops and the impact of managing bees on forestry and farming are presented. Wild-bee keeping techniques, honey production and marketing, and the international trade in been products are described with further references and sources of additional information given.--Publisher's description.