Honeybees aren't the only bees that are used for honey
production. In some parts of the world (New and Old) stingless bees
are used for this purpose.
Dr. Peter K. Kwapong, Department of Entomology & Wildlife -
International Stingless Bee Centre (ISBC), School of Biological
Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast (Ghana), has made
available a PDF of the 82-page Training Manual for Stingless Beekeeping that
he and co-authors published recently.
<http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/17598545/178827221/name/Stingless%20bee%20book%20pdf.pdf>http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/17598545/178827221/name/Stingless%20bee%20book%20pdf.pdf
Here's a link to a Web page with information about stingless
beekeeping in Central America; see the link to a nice short video
about traditional Mayan beekeeping with Melipona.
<http://www.pollinators.info/archives/tag/dr-stephen-buchmann>http://www.pollinators.info/archives/tag/dr-stephen-buchmann
Dr. David W. Inouye, Professor
Dept. of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
Rocky Mtn. Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224
[email protected]
301-405-6946
