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BEE BREEDING:  THE SEARCH FOR THE  PERFECT HONEYBEE
BEE021 Video
Through remarkable microphotography we see the fascinating inner world of the beehive and learn about the life cycle of the honeybee and the sophisticated laboratory breeding techniques originally pioneered by Mendel.  29 minutes.

BEEKEEPING SERIES
BEE025 Video Series
Keeping Honeybees/Getting Started.   20 minutes.
Setting Up an Apiary.   44 minutes.
Summer Hive Management.   30 minutes.
Winter/Spring Hive Management.   55 minutes.

HONEY BEE BEHAVIOR AND BIOLOGY
BEE029 Video
An extensive, extremely detailed text and striking close-up photographs provide a very comprehensive account of honey bee behavior and biology.  The life cycle, details of reproduction, behavior in the hive, the search for food, “dance language”, swarming, chemical communication through pheromones, and stinging behavior are all presented in very comprehensive detail.

LIFE CYCLE OF THE HONEY BEE
BEE033 Video
The program examines the hive in detail and follows the complete life cycle of the bee:  the laying and hatching of eggs, feeding the larvae, sealing of the cell, making of the cocoon, development of the pupa, and the conclusion of the cycle of metamorphosis as the adult bee; the behavior of drones; pollen gathering; and honey making.  21 minutes/color.

INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING
BEE035 Video
Takes you through four seasons of beekeeping.  58 minutes.

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