Dr. Larry Connor
WICWAS PRESS
1620 MILLER ROAD
KALAMAZOO, MI 49001

PHONE
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Dr. Lawrence John Connor  WICWAS PRESS

1620 MILLER ROAD  KALAMAZOO, MI 49001

PHONE 269-344-8027 LJConnor@aol.com

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New Release Available in the Online Store

           
            

            

Lawrence John Connor, with Robert Muir

Bee-sentials: A Field Guide

The beekeeping book you have been looking for—a basic book with some ‘meat on it’s bones’ for continued study by new and not so new beekeepers—A book that can be thrown into a computer bag or backpack and read on an airline or beside a lake.

208 pages, over 270 photos, all in full color. 25 pages colorful pages of honey plants.

6” wide and 9” tall. Delivered in U.S.A for $29.95.

ISBN: 978-1-878075-28-4

I wish such a book had been available when I started. It will be a good book for our bee club to work into our mentoring program.”—Mike Risk, President, Center of Michigan Beekeepers


Thanks so much for the beautiful book & the kind words you inscribed

I really appreciate it, Dr Larry. It is about the most colorful, useful bee book I have ever read!

Thanks again --Judge Dan (O’Hanlon, West Virginia)


A Wicwas Press Essentials Book

 


 

 New Release Available in the Online Store

 





$33.90 (includes shipping)

The Beekeeper's Handbook
Fourth Edition, June 2011
Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile
With forward by Dewey M. Caron
Adapted from promotional materials:

From the foreword 
Beginners will find The Beekeeper s Handbook a joy, and more seasoned beekeepers will find rereading of benefit as they continue to master the art and science of bee colony care. Dewey M. Caron

Praise for the third edition 
The Beekeeper's Handbook has guided thousands of beginning and advanced beekeepers in the how-tos of this entertaining and profitable pastime. Simply put, it is the best of the best of beekeeping books. Roger A. Morse 

An updated and expanded volume that goes into ... all practical aspects of beekeeping. Superbly illustrated. Northeastern Naturalist

A comprehensive, well-illustrated introduction for beginners and a valuable reference for the experienced beekeeper. The book outlines options for each operation within beekeeping, listing advantages and disadvantages of each alternative. 
AB Bookman s Weekly
The text is presented in a very readable way, and the diagrams are some of the clearest I have seen for a long time. Bee Craft

An elegant reference book with beautiful illustrations. Whole Earth

Since 1973, tens of thousands of first-time and experienced beekeepers alike have relied on The Beekeeper's Handbook as the best single-volume guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping. Featuring clear descriptions and authoritative content, this handbook provides step-by-step directions accompanied by more than 100 illustrations for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony of bees and a generous supply of honey. This book explains the various colony care options and techniques, noting advantages and disadvantages, so that beekeepers can make the best choices for their own hives. This fourth edition has been thoroughly redesigned, expanded, updated, and revised to incorporate the latest information on Colony Collapse Disorder, green IPM methods, regional overwintering protocols, and procedures for handling bees and managing diseases and pests such as African honey bees and bee mites. The book explains not only how but also why each step is part of the transformative process that results in the magnificent creation of honey. This essential guide is a beekeeper s most valuable resource. 

Colony Collapse Disorder has renewed our recognition of the importance of small-scale beekeeping and the critical role of bees in the production of our food supply. For the growing number of beekeepers looking to set up hives for either a rewarding hobby or a profitable commercial enterprise, this updated and revised essential how-to guide includes:
step-by-step directions for all stages from setting up an apiary to harvesting honey;
approximately 100 illustrations featuring techniques, equipment, and bee biology;
information about how to manage new pests and diseases including Colony Collapse Disorder;
coverage of new trends and changes in beekeeping including green IPM techniques and new laws for urban beekeeping;
the most up-to-date bibliography and list of resources on the topic; and
a new user-friendly book design that clearly highlights instructions and other important features.


About the Authors
Diana Sammataro is Research Entomologist at the USDA-ARS Carl Hayden Honey Bee Research Center in Tucson, Arizona, where her research focuses on beneficial microbes and bee nutritional problems, managing parasitic mites of bees and Colony Collapse Disorder, and following the pollination of crops from almonds to apples.

Alphonse Avitabile is a longtime beekeeper and Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Connecticut, Waterbury. Dewey M. Caron is a retired Professor and Extension Entomologist in the Department of Entomology at the University of Delaware. He is the author of Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping.




Honey Bee Hobbyist $14.95 + $3.00 shipping = $17.95 postpaid USA.


Honey Bee Hobbyist   Norman Gary  PhD

(From promotional materials). Beekeeping isn't just for the professional farmer—bees can be kept in any situation from the simple backyard patio and garden to large expanses of farm land. This comprehensive and attractive beekeeping guide, from Hobby Farm Press, takes readers from finding their bees, housing them, collecting honey and using their produce for pleasure and possible profit. This colorful book, including entertaining chapters on the history of bees and beekeeping, serves as an extensive introduction to help novice beekeepers fully understand this exciting hobby!



About the Author
Norman Gary received his PhD degree in Apiculture (the scientific study and management of honeybees), a very rare degree in the field of Entomology. After 3 years of postdoctoral research at Cornell, he joined the faculty at the University of California (Davis Campus) in 1962 as a professor and research scientist, a career that would last 32 years. Norman has published over 100 scientific papers and chapters in 4 books. Beginning in the ‘60s, he developed a secondary career in the entertainment world as a “bee wrangler,” training his favorite insect to perform in action scenes in movies, television shows, and commercials. He did bee scenes in 18 movies, working with about 40 well-known movie stars, appeared as a guest in more than 70 television shows, did 6 commercials with bees. Norman is also an accomplished musician, playing professionally for 45 years, including his own Dixieland band, the Beez Kneez Jazz Band. He holds two Guinness world records for bee stunts. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, and 10 other professional organizations. Norman is currently retired, after raising two children with his wife in Citrus Heights, CA.


Honeybee Democracy [Hardcover]  $29.95 + $3.00 shipping = $32.95 postpaid in USA.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have been a follower of Professor Seeley's research and books since I saw his first research on the nature of honey bee swarms in the 1970s. In his third book he pulls many of his research stories into a lucid and exciting review of the science of bee swarms and how bees make decisions. Highly recommended for beekeeper and animal lover/student alike. A must read for every beekeeper.— LJConnor

(from promotional materials): Honeybees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes to collective wisdom and effective decision making. A remarkable and richly illustrated account of scientific discovery, Honeybee Democracy brings together, for the first time, decades of Seeley's pioneering research to tell the amazing story of house hunting and democratic debate among the honeybees.
In the late spring and early summer, as a bee colony becomes overcrowded, a third of the hive stays behind and rears a new queen, while a swarm of thousands departs with the old queen to produce a daughter colony. Seeley describes how these bees evaluate potential nest sites, advertise their discoveries to one another, engage in open deliberation, choose a final site, and navigate together--as a swirling cloud of bees--to their new home. Seeley investigates how evolution has honed the decision-making methods of honeybees over millions of years, and he considers similarities between the ways that bee swarms and primate brains process information.

He concludes that what works well for bees can also work well for people: any decision-making group should consist of individuals with shared interests and mutual respect, a leader's influence should be minimized, debate should be relied upon, diverse solutions should be sought, and the majority should be counted on for a dependable resolution.
An impressive exploration of animal behavior, Honeybee Democracy shows that decision-making groups, whether honeybee or human, can be smarter than even the smartest individuals in them.


Larry Connor, Ph.D.
Wicwas Press
1620 Miller Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49001 USA

Cell 269-344-8027--NOTE -- This changed 2010 09 19
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Beeconomy: What Women and Bees Can Teach Us about Local Trade and the Global Market

[Hardcover] $32.95 (including postage in USA)


 

"In these pages, Tammy Horn takes you on a global, first class ride that explores the geography, history, culture, economy and influence of the beekeepers of the world who raise both bees and children--women. Horn has gathered all in one place the special, shining examples of the thousands of beekeeping heroines that have been mostly over looked in the histories written by men. Finally, the women are all in the light."--Kim Flottum

""This unique book tells the story of women in the world of honey bees and beekeeping, from historical times to today and across every continent."--Francis Ratnieks, Sussex University" –

""Beeconomy examines the fasciniating evolution of the relationship between women and bees around the world... The women profiled in the book suggest ways of managing careers, gender discrimination, motherhood, marriage and single parenting--all while enjoying the community created by women who work with honeybees." -- Edible Louisville & The Bluegrass Region" –

""In this engaging, deeply researched investigation of the interplay between women and beekeeping, Horn goes beyond looking at hive-related products like beeswax, honey, and cosmetics, and explores the potential for beekeeping to change family dynamics and even the global economy." -- ForeWord Magazine" --

About the Author

Tammy Horn was raised with beekeepers on both sides of her family. She is the director of Coal Country Beeworks, a multi-service project in which surface mine sites are reclaimed with pollinator habitat in eastern Kentucky. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky.


 

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Dr. Larry Connor WICWAS PRESS

1620 MILLER ROAD   KALAMAZOO, MI 49001  

PHONE  269-344-8027

LJConnor@aol.com