Stefan Bogdanov, recently retired after 26 years at the Swiss Bee Research Centre, has kindly made his Book of Honey available online.
Chapters in the book include the following:
- A Short History of Honey
- Honey Elaboration and Harvest
- Honey Technology
- Physical Properties of Honey
- Honey Compostion
- Honey Types
- Honey for Nutrition and Health
- External Application of Honey
- Honey Control
- Honey Trade
The Book of Honey is presented in PDF format, readable with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (available from http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/, if it is not already installed on your computer).
At the same site, you’ll also find a new book by Surrendra Joshi about honey in Nepal, and a variety of other publications on which Stefan Bogdanov collaborated:
- Honey Authenticity: A Review by Stefan Bogdanov and Peter Martin
- Minerals in Honey: Environmental, Geographical and Botanical Aspects by Stefan Bogdanov, Max Haldimann, Werner Luginbuehl and Peter Gallmann (with permission of IBRA)
- Classification of Honeydew and Blossom Honeys by Discriminant Analysis by Stefan Bogdanov and Michael Gfeller
- HMF, Invertase and Diastase Activity of Swiss and Imported Honey – Analysis with Logistic Regression by Michael Gfeller and Stefan Bogdanov
To all members of CBA Christmas dinner 6.30 PM (sharp) Sat. 5 Dec 09 at the Lincoln Lions Club for more info Call Dan 455-4922.