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4-H Honey Bee Leaders Guide Book I -- The Buzz About Bees:Honey Bee Biology and Behavior PDF (4MB)

To the 4-H Leader: The honey bee project (Books 1 - 4) is intended to teach young people the basic biology and behavior of honey bees in addition to hands-on beekeeping  anagement skills. The honey bee project books begin with basic honey bee and insect information (junior level) and advance to instruction on how to rear honey bee colonies and extract honey (senior level). These project books are intended to provide in-depth information related to honey bee management, yet they are written for the amateur beekeeper, who may or may not have previous experience in rearing honey bees.

Sep 9, 2009 380-071
4-H Honey Bee Youth Project Book I -- The Buzz about Bees: Honey Bee Biology and Behavior PDF (5MB)

The beekeeping project (Books 1 - 4) will teach you the basic biology and behavior of honey bees and give you hands-on management skills. The honey bee project books begin with basic honey bee and insect information (junior level) and advance to instruction on how to rear honey bee colonies and extract honey (senior level). These project books are intended to provide in-depth information related to honey bee management, yet they are written for the amateur beekeeper, whether or not you have previous experience in rearing honey bees.

Sep 9, 2009 380-070
It's More Than Just Dirt PDF (2MB) Nov 9, 2009 380-020
Sprouting Out and Growing Up PDF (3MB) Nov 9, 2009 380-022
Stems and Stamens PDF (3MB) Nov 9, 2009 380-021