Summary
Chapter 1: Honeybees and Apiculture - Introduction

1. Insects for human welfare and environment
2. Global beekeeping scenario
3. Beekeeping in India
4. Beekeeping in Karnataka
5. Honey: physiochemical nature and uses
6. Other products from bees
7. Pollination services
8. Crisis in pollination
9. Renting bees for pollination services
10. Need for promoting bee keeping in Uttara Kannada

Chapter 2: Honeybees: Biology and Diversity

1. Organized society
1. Worker
2. Drone
3. Queen
   
2. External morphology
3. Developmental stages (life cycle)
4. Diversity of honeybees in Uttara Kannada
1. Apis cerana
2. Apis florea
3. Apis dorsata
4. Trigona sp
5. Identification key to Uttara Kannada bees

1. Introduction
2. Viral diseases
3. Fungal diseases
4. Bacterial diseases
5. Mites
6. Predators
1. Insects
2. Birds

Chapter 4: Beekeeping Equipments

1. Beehive/box
2. Smoker
3. Extractor

Chapter 5: Beekeeper Co-operative Societies of Uttara Kannada

1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Prescriptions for future

Chapter 6: Beekeeping: Village Scenarios in Uttara Kannada

1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Recommendations

Chapter 7: Floral Enrichment for Honey Production
Chapter 8: Honeybee Foraging Plants and Planting Recommendations
Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Annexure- I
Annexure- II