Vendita di attrezzature per l'apicoltura, arnie, smelatori e maturatori, miele e polline della Valtellina

Las tarjetas de plástico representan exactamente lo que un apicultor encuentra al abrir una Colmena: imágenes de panales bien cubiertos por abejas. También hay un panal con la reina, un panal con celdas reales y panales laterales con provisiones de miel y polen. El kit contiene fotos del nido y del panal La calidad de impresión fotográfica es excelente para conseguir un efecto realista Las tarjetas son de cartón grueso y están plastificadas para que resistan el paso del tiempo durante las demostraciones o las clases

Las tarjetas de plástico representan exactamente lo que un apicultor encuentra al abrir una Colmena: imágenes de panales bien cubiertos por abejas. También hay un panal con la reina, un panal con celdas reales y panales laterales con provisiones de miel y polen. El kit contiene fotos del nido y del panal La calidad de impresión fotográfica es excelente para conseguir un efecto realista Las tarjetas son de cartón grueso y están plastificadas para que resistan el paso del tiempo durante las demostraciones o las clases

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Una versión renovada y completa, con más de 400 imágenes, dibujos, gráficos y tablas y numerosas fichas descriptivas, del manual práctico para una apicultura de calidad, fruto de los treinta años de experiencia de Alessandro Pistoia. Un libro que, desde 1993, goza de gran popularidad entre los apicultores aficionados y profesionales por su enfoque claro de la apicultura.

Una versión renovada y completa, con más de 400 imágenes, dibujos, gráficos y tablas y numerosas fichas descriptivas, del manual práctico para una apicultura de calidad, fruto de los treinta años de experiencia de Alessandro Pistoia. Un libro que, desde 1993, goza de gran popularidad entre los apicultores aficionados y profesionales por su enfoque claro de la apicultura.

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La Colmena Kenia atraerá a los apicultores aficionados que busquen un modelo que requiera poca inspección y equipamiento. Está equipada con una ventana de plexiglás a lo largo de toda su longitud. ¿Cómo funciona una Colmena Top Bar? La colmena Top Bar favorece el comportamiento natural de las abejas que anidan en espacios huecos. Además de reconstruir un entorno hueco natural, no implica el uso de una lámina de cera y deja a las abejas libres para formar el panal en las barras triangulares. ¿Cuánta miel produce una colmena Top Bar? Cada colmena produce una media de 20 a 50 kg de miel al año. La cantidad exacta varía en función del tipo de miel, el número de abejas, las floraciones de la zona y también la fuerza de un enjambre. Las colmenas Top Bar adoptan la forma de cavidades naturales, como troncos de árboles. Son verdaderas "casitas" que proporcionan el aislamiento térmico y el espacio necesarios para el nacimiento de una miel genuina con innumerables propiedades beneficiosas. Una especie de pequeña casa pasiva en cuyo interior la abeja puede vivir su vida de forma independiente, protegida del exterior y libre para crear su propia Colmena con la cera que produce, cien por cien natural.

La Colmena Kenia atraerá a los apicultores aficionados que busquen un modelo que requiera poca inspección y equipamiento. Está equipada con una ventana de plexiglás a lo largo de toda su longitud. ¿Cómo funciona una Colmena Top Bar? La colmena Top Bar favorece el comportamiento natural de las abejas que anidan en espacios huecos. Además de reconstruir un entorno hueco natural, no implica el uso de una lámina de cera y deja a las abejas libres para formar el panal en las barras triangulares. ¿Cuánta miel produce una colmena Top Bar? Cada colmena produce una media de 20 a 50 kg de miel al año. La cantidad exacta varía en función del tipo de miel, el número de abejas, las floraciones de la zona y también la fuerza de un enjambre. Las colmenas Top Bar adoptan la forma de cavidades naturales, como troncos de árboles. Son verdaderas "casitas" que proporcionan el aislamiento térmico y el espacio necesarios para el nacimiento de una miel genuina con innumerables propiedades beneficiosas. Una especie de pequeña casa pasiva en cuyo interior la abeja puede vivir su vida de forma independiente, protegida del exterior y libre para crear su propia Colmena con la cera que produce, cien por cien natural.

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The guide stems from the desire to offer all beekeepers a practical tool, gained through decades of experience in the field, as a beekeeper, in the laboratory, as a passionate pollen producer and trader, and in the classrooms of the many conferences and courses that the author has held throughout Italy over the years. The reader will find therein, illustrated in detail, all the particularities of the "Metalori method," the story of how the idea of designing a new trap came about, and the necessary directions for collecting, preserving and marketing pollen.In the second part of the volume we read original contributions from scientists and doctors who delve into the different aspects of the food use, preservation and even the usefulness of pollen for our organism, the true promise of "nutraceutics," and who make the volume a complete guide unique in its kind in Italy.

The guide stems from the desire to offer all beekeepers a practical tool, gained through decades of experience in the field, as a beekeeper, in the laboratory, as a passionate pollen producer and trader, and in the classrooms of the many conferences and courses that the author has held throughout Italy over the years. The reader will find therein, illustrated in detail, all the particularities of the "Metalori method," the story of how the idea of designing a new trap came about, and the necessary directions for collecting, preserving and marketing pollen.In the second part of the volume we read original contributions from scientists and doctors who delve into the different aspects of the food use, preservation and even the usefulness of pollen for our organism, the true promise of "nutraceutics," and who make the volume a complete guide unique in its kind in Italy.

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Abbot Warré created and disseminated a simplified method of beekeeping, the subject of this book, that could work for everyone, so that everyone could produce their honey needs, and to spread bees as widely as possible, because the world needs them for pollination. His is the Beehive that most respects what the bee accomplishes in nature: in it the bees can build honeycombs starting from the top and continuing their work downward; it has the shape that roughly its natural shelter, the trunk of a tree, would have; it respects the normal airflow that there is in the natural Beehive.

Abbot Warré created and disseminated a simplified method of beekeeping, the subject of this book, that could work for everyone, so that everyone could produce their honey needs, and to spread bees as widely as possible, because the world needs them for pollination. His is the Beehive that most respects what the bee accomplishes in nature: in it the bees can build honeycombs starting from the top and continuing their work downward; it has the shape that roughly its natural shelter, the trunk of a tree, would have; it respects the normal airflow that there is in the natural Beehive.

Hitherto unknown to the Italian public, although published in 1975, this book in countries such as France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States has been considered a classic of beekeeping literature for decades. Told in the first person, we read in it the story of exceptional pioneering work in the field of 'bee breeding and selection, a tale that at the same time is an exemplary introduction to modern beekeeping. Easy and exciting, the book recounts sixty years of work, progress, and study, and is a very rich mine of reflections and practical advice on how to understand and practice beekeeping with excellent results in full and natural respect for bees, the environment, and human labor. "This book is not a manual, but a general account of beekeeping that we have developed at Buckfast. As you will observe every piece of equipment, every operation, every aspect of conducting has been designed to achieve the best possible results by aiming, on our part, to achieve minimum effort and maximum time savings. At the same time, we have tried to pay due regard to the bee's behaviors and instincts. Although it is endowed with a marvelous capacity for adaptation, it does not allow its immutable instincts and its truly amazing organization to be ignored without one later finding oneself paying the bitter consequences."

Hitherto unknown to the Italian public, although published in 1975, this book in countries such as France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States has been considered a classic of beekeeping literature for decades. Told in the first person, we read in it the story of exceptional pioneering work in the field of 'bee breeding and selection, a tale that at the same time is an exemplary introduction to modern beekeeping. Easy and exciting, the book recounts sixty years of work, progress, and study, and is a very rich mine of reflections and practical advice on how to understand and practice beekeeping with excellent results in full and natural respect for bees, the environment, and human labor. "This book is not a manual, but a general account of beekeeping that we have developed at Buckfast. As you will observe every piece of equipment, every operation, every aspect of conducting has been designed to achieve the best possible results by aiming, on our part, to achieve minimum effort and maximum time savings. At the same time, we have tried to pay due regard to the bee's behaviors and instincts. Although it is endowed with a marvelous capacity for adaptation, it does not allow its immutable instincts and its truly amazing organization to be ignored without one later finding oneself paying the bitter consequences."

In this book, published in 1983 and continuously reprinted, Father Adam addresses one of the crucial problems for every breeder: genetic selection and queen fertilization. This moment is crucial in defining the character, qualities and performance of bees. What are the practical basics of queen selection? Father Adam, in this book born of his very long experience, addresses this question from the roots. In the first part of the book he explains, on the basis of Mendel's laws, the particular workings of genetics in the bee; in the second part he describes what are the practical possibilities for intervention in its characteristics; in the third part he describes breed by breed the characteristics of usefulness and disadvantage to the beekeeper, suggesting crosses and results for constant and lasting improvement. "Our investigations have given us reliable information on the value that each individual breed and each local variety has for selection, on the genetic relationship existing among the different groups of breeds, on the morphological and physiological aspects that distinguish them, and on the extent of their variability. For such decisive details we previously had little or no superficial interest. Yet only this precise knowledge can be the basis for creating crosses or selection by combination that are reliable." "Few beekeepers are able to practice pure selection: the greater number must resort to mixed or crossbreeding, and to some extent to crossbreeding between breeds, whether they realize it or not. These outcross matings between individuals of the same or different breeds are mostly, if not exclusively, random crosses. For the effective study of breeds, however, precise knowledge of their origins is imperative, except when making simple utility crosses. Yet selecting from safe breeding stock and making matings in isolation can provide the beekeeper, without great expense, with all the practical and economic advantages of a pure variety developed at great expense and effort by a specialist." Father Adam

In this book, published in 1983 and continuously reprinted, Father Adam addresses one of the crucial problems for every breeder: genetic selection and queen fertilization. This moment is crucial in defining the character, qualities and performance of bees. What are the practical basics of queen selection? Father Adam, in this book born of his very long experience, addresses this question from the roots. In the first part of the book he explains, on the basis of Mendel's laws, the particular workings of genetics in the bee; in the second part he describes what are the practical possibilities for intervention in its characteristics; in the third part he describes breed by breed the characteristics of usefulness and disadvantage to the beekeeper, suggesting crosses and results for constant and lasting improvement. "Our investigations have given us reliable information on the value that each individual breed and each local variety has for selection, on the genetic relationship existing among the different groups of breeds, on the morphological and physiological aspects that distinguish them, and on the extent of their variability. For such decisive details we previously had little or no superficial interest. Yet only this precise knowledge can be the basis for creating crosses or selection by combination that are reliable." "Few beekeepers are able to practice pure selection: the greater number must resort to mixed or crossbreeding, and to some extent to crossbreeding between breeds, whether they realize it or not. These outcross matings between individuals of the same or different breeds are mostly, if not exclusively, random crosses. For the effective study of breeds, however, precise knowledge of their origins is imperative, except when making simple utility crosses. Yet selecting from safe breeding stock and making matings in isolation can provide the beekeeper, without great expense, with all the practical and economic advantages of a pure variety developed at great expense and effort by a specialist." Father Adam

Published in 1983, the volume collects the detailed accounts of the long and numerous research trips throughout the Mediterranean area, to which the scholar personally identified and chose the queens of the purest strains of each breed, then introduced them to the abbey's apiaries in England, and then studied them for decades, breeding them in purity and in crossbreeding-as his famous comparative tests well document. In the journals of his travels, the backdrop is the scenery of countries very different from each other and in the history they are passing through: the monk's encounters with bees, beekeepers, personalities and institutions turn into fascinating tales that draw the reader into distant and now vanished worlds (even when it comes to Italy!). Documented by the photographs of the time, these journals full of reflections and considerations constitute a work of immense historical value for bee geography-not only of bees but also of man's work. Father Adam observes alpine valleys and deserts, forests and mountains, almost always in the flowering season and always from the point of view of bees and their lives, in very different habitats and grappling with different problems. All, as is his custom, without ever losing sight of the purpose and the practical goal, the search for the 'best variety of bees,' the treasure, to be brought back home, like a modern Jason, to be a gift to mankind.

Published in 1983, the volume collects the detailed accounts of the long and numerous research trips throughout the Mediterranean area, to which the scholar personally identified and chose the queens of the purest strains of each breed, then introduced them to the abbey's apiaries in England, and then studied them for decades, breeding them in purity and in crossbreeding-as his famous comparative tests well document. In the journals of his travels, the backdrop is the scenery of countries very different from each other and in the history they are passing through: the monk's encounters with bees, beekeepers, personalities and institutions turn into fascinating tales that draw the reader into distant and now vanished worlds (even when it comes to Italy!). Documented by the photographs of the time, these journals full of reflections and considerations constitute a work of immense historical value for bee geography-not only of bees but also of man's work. Father Adam observes alpine valleys and deserts, forests and mountains, almost always in the flowering season and always from the point of view of bees and their lives, in very different habitats and grappling with different problems. All, as is his custom, without ever losing sight of the purpose and the practical goal, the search for the 'best variety of bees,' the treasure, to be brought back home, like a modern Jason, to be a gift to mankind.

Seeley and Morse state that "every year families that have reached maturity, when not weakened by disease or mismanagement, experience a natural urge to swarm." Perhaps, then, when bees swarm we should not be surprised or consider it a misfortune. Most beekeeping books, on the other hand, debunk the importance of swarming; yet, if we are to achieve abundant honey harvests, being able to control it is essential. And there is no doubt that in managingfamilies, controlling swarming is at once the most important and the most difficult aspect. The beekeeper should always keep in mind that swarming is simple reproduction: all the complex and innate behaviors encountered in a melliferous bee family are only developed to increase its chances of successful reproduction.

Seeley and Morse state that "every year families that have reached maturity, when not weakened by disease or mismanagement, experience a natural urge to swarm." Perhaps, then, when bees swarm we should not be surprised or consider it a misfortune. Most beekeeping books, on the other hand, debunk the importance of swarming; yet, if we are to achieve abundant honey harvests, being able to control it is essential. And there is no doubt that in managingfamilies, controlling swarming is at once the most important and the most difficult aspect. The beekeeper should always keep in mind that swarming is simple reproduction: all the complex and innate behaviors encountered in a melliferous bee family are only developed to increase its chances of successful reproduction.

Edited by Italy's leading experts on the subject, this publication brings together all the information currently available on the Asian hornet, or Vespa velutina, and is intended to be a kind of emergency manual "for environmental resistance against the Asian invader," in defense of the complex ecological system that forms the Italian peninsula. It is addressed primarily to beekeepers, but also to all citizens who, unable to stand idly by, want to understandand try to take action against a threat that could have very serious repercussions for our entire ecosystem.From an editorial point of view, this is a small gamble that, in agreement with the authors, we have gladly accepted, with the hope of offering one more tool (and in our own way), filling a gap in the printed paper.

Edited by Italy's leading experts on the subject, this publication brings together all the information currently available on the Asian hornet, or Vespa velutina, and is intended to be a kind of emergency manual "for environmental resistance against the Asian invader," in defense of the complex ecological system that forms the Italian peninsula. It is addressed primarily to beekeepers, but also to all citizens who, unable to stand idly by, want to understandand try to take action against a threat that could have very serious repercussions for our entire ecosystem.From an editorial point of view, this is a small gamble that, in agreement with the authors, we have gladly accepted, with the hope of offering one more tool (and in our own way), filling a gap in the printed paper.

How many bees are there in the world? And how many of them make honey? If you have wondered this then this is the book for you. You will discover that there are several thousand of them, with many different species, colors,shapes and sizes. And why is it so important to know about them, and is their role as pollinators really crucial, as they say, to preserving the ecological balance? This small handbook describes wild bees (super-family Apoidea), their biology, where and how they live, as well as some tips on how to find them. Because "other bees" are everywhere, all around us-just look for them! By reading these pages you will learn not only how to recognize them but also how to love and respect them... to the point of feeling the desire to build your own solitary bee condominium: a "BeeHotel."

How many bees are there in the world? And how many of them make honey? If you have wondered this then this is the book for you. You will discover that there are several thousand of them, with many different species, colors,shapes and sizes. And why is it so important to know about them, and is their role as pollinators really crucial, as they say, to preserving the ecological balance? This small handbook describes wild bees (super-family Apoidea), their biology, where and how they live, as well as some tips on how to find them. Because "other bees" are everywhere, all around us-just look for them! By reading these pages you will learn not only how to recognize them but also how to love and respect them... to the point of feeling the desire to build your own solitary bee condominium: a "BeeHotel."

This booklet is intended to be a quick guide to enable people to approach bees without fear, aimed at beekeepers as well as nature lovers and all those workers, such as teachers and health professionals, who want to know about appropriate risks and precautions. Bees can sting, and their venom is painful, but they do so much more rarely than we think, and only in extreme defense.Safety then, should be understood for humans but also for bees.We find here collected and discussed the thousands of big and small tricks to prevent damage, accidents and losses during the beekeeper's work, in honey processing and in the management of the entire apiary.

This booklet is intended to be a quick guide to enable people to approach bees without fear, aimed at beekeepers as well as nature lovers and all those workers, such as teachers and health professionals, who want to know about appropriate risks and precautions. Bees can sting, and their venom is painful, but they do so much more rarely than we think, and only in extreme defense.Safety then, should be understood for humans but also for bees.We find here collected and discussed the thousands of big and small tricks to prevent damage, accidents and losses during the beekeeper's work, in honey processing and in the management of the entire apiary.

It is a straightforward account of meeting bees and discovering, thrilled and exciting, a new way of living in the city, now spread all over the world in search of a new balance with the environment. Because Beehives in the city help bees survive far from the pesticides that have now contaminated the countryside, and offer us all the chance to harvest and enjoy a different honey, with a thousand flavors, miraculously healthy and pure, a guarantee and demonstration of the supreme power of nature. Narrated in the first person, the book is also the exciting adventure of a young man who moved to Turin and invented an innovative and socially responsible job with bees. From the first contact, with falling in love with the wonderful insects, to the birth of Project UrBees in 2010, to the first urban apiary, Antonio's vision quickly won over newspapers and TV, becoming, thanks also to a furious debate on facebook and numerous appearances at conventions and beekeeping fairs a true icon of the still nascent urban beekeeping movement in Italy. Montaonda Editions A book for those who do not give up and want to look to cities for hope for life; for Urban Green enthusiasts, and for those who want to encourage the return of Nature to cities; for those who want to live responsibly, favoring biodiversity and the environment, precisely because they are aware that they live immersed in concrete Today Project UrBees is a changing, stubborn and uncompromising reality that has intrigued, passionate and involved many people of all kinds. Always in search of new goals, Antonio never tires of reiterating that "bees carry a revolutionary message, that of bioresistance: by learning to interact with them, welcoming them into cities and putting their fertilizing gifts to good use, we can regain hope that one day our revolution will bear fruit as well."

It is a straightforward account of meeting bees and discovering, thrilled and exciting, a new way of living in the city, now spread all over the world in search of a new balance with the environment. Because Beehives in the city help bees survive far from the pesticides that have now contaminated the countryside, and offer us all the chance to harvest and enjoy a different honey, with a thousand flavors, miraculously healthy and pure, a guarantee and demonstration of the supreme power of nature. Narrated in the first person, the book is also the exciting adventure of a young man who moved to Turin and invented an innovative and socially responsible job with bees. From the first contact, with falling in love with the wonderful insects, to the birth of Project UrBees in 2010, to the first urban apiary, Antonio's vision quickly won over newspapers and TV, becoming, thanks also to a furious debate on facebook and numerous appearances at conventions and beekeeping fairs a true icon of the still nascent urban beekeeping movement in Italy. Montaonda Editions A book for those who do not give up and want to look to cities for hope for life; for Urban Green enthusiasts, and for those who want to encourage the return of Nature to cities; for those who want to live responsibly, favoring biodiversity and the environment, precisely because they are aware that they live immersed in concrete Today Project UrBees is a changing, stubborn and uncompromising reality that has intrigued, passionate and involved many people of all kinds. Always in search of new goals, Antonio never tires of reiterating that "bees carry a revolutionary message, that of bioresistance: by learning to interact with them, welcoming them into cities and putting their fertilizing gifts to good use, we can regain hope that one day our revolution will bear fruit as well."

Environmental changes, the spread of exotic pathogens, the use of agropharmaceuticals and an increasingly hostile environment in general have created a constant emergency situation for bees that must be addressed through proper management and veterinary practices. Knowing how to manage a situation presupposes skills that can be acquired through constant training and updating of those involved. The main aspects of bee biology and pathology, as individuals and especially as Beehives, are clearly and comprehensively addressed in this book. In addition to the traditional subdivision of diseases between parasitic, bacterial, viral and fungal diseases, an attempt has been made to expose the subject matter according to criteria of relevance by taking advantage of new research in etiology and diagnostic techniques. A rich and up-to-date regulatory appendix gives the necessary information on ministerial "Guidelines" and major legislative topics. The authors address the thousands of beekeepers operating in Italy, as well as the many operators of public veterinary services, technical staff and students.

Environmental changes, the spread of exotic pathogens, the use of agropharmaceuticals and an increasingly hostile environment in general have created a constant emergency situation for bees that must be addressed through proper management and veterinary practices. Knowing how to manage a situation presupposes skills that can be acquired through constant training and updating of those involved. The main aspects of bee biology and pathology, as individuals and especially as Beehives, are clearly and comprehensively addressed in this book. In addition to the traditional subdivision of diseases between parasitic, bacterial, viral and fungal diseases, an attempt has been made to expose the subject matter according to criteria of relevance by taking advantage of new research in etiology and diagnostic techniques. A rich and up-to-date regulatory appendix gives the necessary information on ministerial "Guidelines" and major legislative topics. The authors address the thousands of beekeepers operating in Italy, as well as the many operators of public veterinary services, technical staff and students.

En este volumen, el profesor Domerego transmite su experiencia adquirida a lo largo de muchos años de práctica de la terapia del veneno y de evaluación de sus beneficios. Haciendo referencia a numerosas publicaciones científicas, arroja luz sobre los mecanismos de su eficacia. El libro nos permite comprender por qué las estrellas del espectáculo recurren a los nuevos cosméticos que contienen este veneno. A continuación descubriremos la acción antivírica de algunos de sus componentes, activos contra el VIH gracias al uso de técnicas innovadoras que explotan las nanopartículas. Menos llamativos pero más significativos son otros efectos curativos del veneno, siempre conocidos, sobre el reumatismo, la artrosis, la artritis, y sobre enfermedades autoinmunes como la esclerosis múltiple y ciertas formas de cáncer. Ilustrando con esquemas muy claros los distintos protocolos, los preparados farmacéuticos disponibles, los diferentes tipos de punciones y dónde deben realizarse, el libro es una introducción para comprender qué es y cómo funciona la apipuntura.

En este volumen, el profesor Domerego transmite su experiencia adquirida a lo largo de muchos años de práctica de la terapia del veneno y de evaluación de sus beneficios. Haciendo referencia a numerosas publicaciones científicas, arroja luz sobre los mecanismos de su eficacia. El libro nos permite comprender por qué las estrellas del espectáculo recurren a los nuevos cosméticos que contienen este veneno. A continuación descubriremos la acción antivírica de algunos de sus componentes, activos contra el VIH gracias al uso de técnicas innovadoras que explotan las nanopartículas. Menos llamativos pero más significativos son otros efectos curativos del veneno, siempre conocidos, sobre el reumatismo, la artrosis, la artritis, y sobre enfermedades autoinmunes como la esclerosis múltiple y ciertas formas de cáncer. Ilustrando con esquemas muy claros los distintos protocolos, los preparados farmacéuticos disponibles, los diferentes tipos de punciones y dónde deben realizarse, el libro es una introducción para comprender qué es y cómo funciona la apipuntura.

Una guía práctica sobre las diferentes opciones para resolver un momento crítico en la vida de la Colmena, que indica su disposición a enjambrar. Todos los elementos indispensables para hacer un diagnóstico exacto de la situación y elegir la intervención más adecuada para conseguir lo que se desea.

Una guía práctica sobre las diferentes opciones para resolver un momento crítico en la vida de la Colmena, que indica su disposición a enjambrar. Todos los elementos indispensables para hacer un diagnóstico exacto de la situación y elegir la intervención más adecuada para conseguir lo que se desea.

La historia de una abeja, desde que nace hasta que enjambra junto a la Reina, y de las muchas aventuras diferentes que vive a medida que crece y se dedica a diversas actividades, desde limpiar las celdas hasta ser exploradora y buscar nuevas flores.

La historia de una abeja, desde que nace hasta que enjambra junto a la Reina, y de las muchas aventuras diferentes que vive a medida que crece y se dedica a diversas actividades, desde limpiar las celdas hasta ser exploradora y buscar nuevas flores.

¡Ayuda! ¡Una araña! ¡Qué bestia! Sí, pero ¿y si probamos a mirar más de cerca? Las arañas -¡que no son insectos! - constituyen un vasto grupo de especies -más de 50 000, es decir, casi diez veces más que todos los mamíferos- que se han diversificado y adaptado a los entornos más diversos. En este volumen, acompañado de espléndidas ilustraciones también científicamente precisas, encontrará una quincena de historias, contadas en primera persona por las propias arañas, que nos introducen en este fantástico mundo: arañas voladoras, buceadoras, danzantes, saltarinas, con las formas y hábitos más diversos, todas las cuales comparten el hecho de ser depredadoras y utilizar la seda, con la que crean capullos para proteger a sus crías, tejen trampas, pueden volar o vivir bajo el agua.

¡Ayuda! ¡Una araña! ¡Qué bestia! Sí, pero ¿y si probamos a mirar más de cerca? Las arañas -¡que no son insectos! - constituyen un vasto grupo de especies -más de 50 000, es decir, casi diez veces más que todos los mamíferos- que se han diversificado y adaptado a los entornos más diversos. En este volumen, acompañado de espléndidas ilustraciones también científicamente precisas, encontrará una quincena de historias, contadas en primera persona por las propias arañas, que nos introducen en este fantástico mundo: arañas voladoras, buceadoras, danzantes, saltarinas, con las formas y hábitos más diversos, todas las cuales comparten el hecho de ser depredadoras y utilizar la seda, con la que crean capullos para proteger a sus crías, tejen trampas, pueden volar o vivir bajo el agua.

En los años 70, Seeley y Morse, para llevar a cabo sus investigaciones sobre el fenómeno de la enjambrazón (que, tras 20 años de estudios posteriores, llevaron a Seeley a escribir La democracia de las abejas, uno de los libros más importantes sobre la sociobiología de la abeja), tuvieron primero que comprender los "hogares óptimos" que las abejas exploradoras de cada enjambre van a buscar.De aquella experiencia surgió este folleto, publicado entonces por la asociación local de apicultores Cornell (EE UU), en el que se resumen las características ideales de la Colmena cebo (o captadora de enjambres) y se identifican los mejores momentos y estrategias para disponerla y explotarla de la manera más eficaz. En pocas páginas, un gran maestro lo explica todo y sólo lo esencial, empezando por la abeja y considerando las diversas dificultades y necesidades del momento presente.

En los años 70, Seeley y Morse, para llevar a cabo sus investigaciones sobre el fenómeno de la enjambrazón (que, tras 20 años de estudios posteriores, llevaron a Seeley a escribir La democracia de las abejas, uno de los libros más importantes sobre la sociobiología de la abeja), tuvieron primero que comprender los "hogares óptimos" que las abejas exploradoras de cada enjambre van a buscar.De aquella experiencia surgió este folleto, publicado entonces por la asociación local de apicultores Cornell (EE UU), en el que se resumen las características ideales de la Colmena cebo (o captadora de enjambres) y se identifican los mejores momentos y estrategias para disponerla y explotarla de la manera más eficaz. En pocas páginas, un gran maestro lo explica todo y sólo lo esencial, empezando por la abeja y considerando las diversas dificultades y necesidades del momento presente.

"What else, for that matter, can so harmoniously reconcile Sappho and Plato, Dante and Virgil, Tasso and Metastasio, Goethe and Foscolo, D'Annunzio and Trilussa, Gibran and Garcia Lorca, Celli and Neruda... and the many other devotees who two thousand years before and two thousand years after Christ dipped into their inkwells the ink describing the bee world, whose form, substance, and creative scope we still admire and interpret today?... in this meticulous and impassioned collection of his writings dedicated to the bee, Graziola has shaped not only a bridge to a pantheon, an ideal and by no means imaginary place where poets, these characters who all really existed, find a way to return today to express themselves." (from the introduction by Raffaele Cirone)

"What else, for that matter, can so harmoniously reconcile Sappho and Plato, Dante and Virgil, Tasso and Metastasio, Goethe and Foscolo, D'Annunzio and Trilussa, Gibran and Garcia Lorca, Celli and Neruda... and the many other devotees who two thousand years before and two thousand years after Christ dipped into their inkwells the ink describing the bee world, whose form, substance, and creative scope we still admire and interpret today?... in this meticulous and impassioned collection of his writings dedicated to the bee, Graziola has shaped not only a bridge to a pantheon, an ideal and by no means imaginary place where poets, these characters who all really existed, find a way to return today to express themselves." (from the introduction by Raffaele Cirone)

A great deal is heard about bees and the environment, and there are many who have approached beekeeping in recent years with curiosity and expectation. Few, on the other hand - among them the author - have an all-round experience of it, gained through decades of passionate beekeeping experience, readings, discussions, experiences and experiments, comparisons, conferences and travels. In short: Paolo Faccioli is one of the few authorized to push further into an unknown land where the beekeeper often dares not venture, despite having a sense and foreboding of it. Faccioli reconsiders his and our relationship with the tiny insect, in light of the most up-to-date environmental and ethical situations: indeed, confronting it from within, and viscerally. Here we find laid bare the fundamental knots of the human-apiculturist-animal relationship by proposing a florilegium of personal reflections that have arisen in the study of those thinkers who articulate one of the most lively and essential debates in contemporary philosophy, the one that goes under the very reductive label of animalism.

A great deal is heard about bees and the environment, and there are many who have approached beekeeping in recent years with curiosity and expectation. Few, on the other hand - among them the author - have an all-round experience of it, gained through decades of passionate beekeeping experience, readings, discussions, experiences and experiments, comparisons, conferences and travels. In short: Paolo Faccioli is one of the few authorized to push further into an unknown land where the beekeeper often dares not venture, despite having a sense and foreboding of it. Faccioli reconsiders his and our relationship with the tiny insect, in light of the most up-to-date environmental and ethical situations: indeed, confronting it from within, and viscerally. Here we find laid bare the fundamental knots of the human-apiculturist-animal relationship by proposing a florilegium of personal reflections that have arisen in the study of those thinkers who articulate one of the most lively and essential debates in contemporary philosophy, the one that goes under the very reductive label of animalism.

Esta guía está dirigida a los amantes de la fauna que deseen conocer mejor el mundo de los himenópteros, concretamente de los insectos "que pican". Naturalmente, en primer lugar aparecen las abejas, a cuya compleja y fascinante fisiología se dedica una gran parte, seguidas de sus otros muchos "primos", es decir, las abejas no melíferas; luego vienen parientes aún más lejanos, como los abejorros, las avispas y los avispones, y por último aquellos insectos que hacen todo lo posible por parecerse a ellos, y aquellos de entre los hexápodos de los que a menudo se cree erróneamente que tienen aguijón, y por lo tanto son peligrosos. Extremadamente rica en información entomológica, histórica y etológica, con fotografías y dibujos nítidos, esta guía puede leerse cómodamente en el sillón de casa, pero también puede ser una herramienta útil para quienes quieran o necesiten aprender a distinguir entre los distintos insectos en el campo, enseñándoles a evitar las picaduras y, si es necesario, a impedir que produzcan los efectos más peligrosos o indeseables.

Esta guía está dirigida a los amantes de la fauna que deseen conocer mejor el mundo de los himenópteros, concretamente de los insectos "que pican". Naturalmente, en primer lugar aparecen las abejas, a cuya compleja y fascinante fisiología se dedica una gran parte, seguidas de sus otros muchos "primos", es decir, las abejas no melíferas; luego vienen parientes aún más lejanos, como los abejorros, las avispas y los avispones, y por último aquellos insectos que hacen todo lo posible por parecerse a ellos, y aquellos de entre los hexápodos de los que a menudo se cree erróneamente que tienen aguijón, y por lo tanto son peligrosos. Extremadamente rica en información entomológica, histórica y etológica, con fotografías y dibujos nítidos, esta guía puede leerse cómodamente en el sillón de casa, pero también puede ser una herramienta útil para quienes quieran o necesiten aprender a distinguir entre los distintos insectos en el campo, enseñándoles a evitar las picaduras y, si es necesario, a impedir que produzcan los efectos más peligrosos o indeseables.

El cultivo bacteriano mixto conocido como Microorganismos Eficaces EM®, descubierto por el japonés Teruo Higa, es responsable de un proceso natural que influye positivamente en el ciclo bioquímico de nuestro entorno, permitiéndole pasar de la fase degenerativa a la regenerativa. Los microorganismos eficaces pueden sustituir a los fertilizantes, pesticidas y aditivos en todo tipo de cultivos, permitiendo la producción de alimentos más ricos en nutrientes y, en particular, en antioxidantes; también pueden reemplazar gran parte de los detergentes utilizados para limpiar la casa. Estos diminutos seres vivos nos ofrecen, por tanto, una magnífica herramienta para defender nuestra Tierra, lo que constituye un requisito fundamental para nuestra supervivencia y nuestra salud. El libro está estructurado en dos partes. La primera, introductoria, ilustra los mecanismos de acción de los microorganismos EM, aportando datos actualizados procedentes de experimentos científicos y ofreciendo una útil comparación con las técnicas agrícolas convencionales. La segunda parte explica las diversas aplicaciones prácticas de la tecnología EM mediante fotografías e ilustraciones de cada paso del método. Para la edición italiana se han añadido experiencias concretas de cultivo en algunas zonas de Italia, donde la autora, Anne Lorch, ha promovido y comprobado su uso. El suelo que pisamos a diario se nos presenta en toda su increíble vitalidad y variedad; gracias a su amor e infinita curiosidad por la naturaleza, la autora demuestra que la posibilidad de tener un planeta más sano no hay que buscarla lejos sino, sencillamente, bajo nuestros pies.

El cultivo bacteriano mixto conocido como Microorganismos Eficaces EM®, descubierto por el japonés Teruo Higa, es responsable de un proceso natural que influye positivamente en el ciclo bioquímico de nuestro entorno, permitiéndole pasar de la fase degenerativa a la regenerativa. Los microorganismos eficaces pueden sustituir a los fertilizantes, pesticidas y aditivos en todo tipo de cultivos, permitiendo la producción de alimentos más ricos en nutrientes y, en particular, en antioxidantes; también pueden reemplazar gran parte de los detergentes utilizados para limpiar la casa. Estos diminutos seres vivos nos ofrecen, por tanto, una magnífica herramienta para defender nuestra Tierra, lo que constituye un requisito fundamental para nuestra supervivencia y nuestra salud. El libro está estructurado en dos partes. La primera, introductoria, ilustra los mecanismos de acción de los microorganismos EM, aportando datos actualizados procedentes de experimentos científicos y ofreciendo una útil comparación con las técnicas agrícolas convencionales. La segunda parte explica las diversas aplicaciones prácticas de la tecnología EM mediante fotografías e ilustraciones de cada paso del método. Para la edición italiana se han añadido experiencias concretas de cultivo en algunas zonas de Italia, donde la autora, Anne Lorch, ha promovido y comprobado su uso. El suelo que pisamos a diario se nos presenta en toda su increíble vitalidad y variedad; gracias a su amor e infinita curiosidad por la naturaleza, la autora demuestra que la posibilidad de tener un planeta más sano no hay que buscarla lejos sino, sencillamente, bajo nuestros pies.

LAS ABEJAS SIGUEN ENFRENTÁNDOSE A TERRIBLES DESAFÍOS causados por epidemias, enfermedades, contaminación, cambio climático y pesticidas. Sin embargo, las colmenas Top-bar se utilizan cada vez más en jardines y tejados de casas de todo el mundo para criar abejas sin recurrir a antibióticos, acaricidas y otros productos químicos. En Apicultura TOP-BAR, que salió a la venta en 2011 y se ha convertido ya en el "clásico" mundial de este tipo de colmenas y apicultura, Les Crowder y Heather Harrell nos guían a través de un enfoque innovador de la gestión de las abejas en colmenas horizontales, abordando las cuestiones de manejo, cría de reinas, recolección y procesamiento de miel y cera, e incluso la elección de plantas melíferas. Les Crowder cuenta con más de 30 años de experiencia en el desarrollo de su método de gestión Top-bar. Duradera, económica y fácil de construir, la colmena Top-bar está fabricada con madera no tratada y permite a las abejas construir panales como lo harían en su entorno natural, en lugar de rellenar los marcos con láminas de cera prefabricadas de una colmena racional típica. Ésta es sólo una de las razones por las que los apicultores naturales utilizan cada vez más las Top-bars. Los métodos naturales y sin estrés para las abejas aquí expuestos son ideales para los aficionados que quieren dedicar su tiempo a la cría de abejas de forma rentable y holística, pero también son adecuados para los nuevos profesionales que quieren probar un enfoque diferente de sus ingresos optando por lo natural, pero también para los que tienen huertos, jardines y jardines de permacultura, y para todos aquellos que también se fijan en las abejas por su función como polinizadoras