Roman Bee Lore by L. E. Snelgrove Mead Kirsty Stainton has produced a

Kirsty Stainton has produced a superb practical guide for beekeepers to understand and manage Varroa mites

He gives the reader an insight to the craft - like no other

Each chapter is devoted to a subject of great importance to the beekeeper in getting the best return from his bees

and operations research

He moved to the Nature Conservancy in Wales and was later transferred to the Institute for Terrestrial Ecology

Roman Bee Lore by L. E. Snelgrove Mead Kirsty Stainton has produced a"Had this work been published 100 years ago, as it should have been, Snelgrove would have ranked in the pantheon of great beekeeping writers, such as Cowan and Herrod Hempsall." Michael Freedman FCA, FPFS Born in 1879, Mr Snelgrove originated from Sutton Veny, near Warminster where his father was a blacksmith. He was educated at Culham College, Oxford and Bristol University. Mr Snelgrove became an assistant master at Weston super Mare Central School