The book contains modern data on the biology of honey bees, details the content, breeding, feeding, as well as the feed base of beekeeping and pollination of crops. Describes the main diseases and pests of honey bees, prevention and control measures. It is intended for students of higher educational institutions of the direction of training "Zootechnia", "Veterinary", "Agronomy" . The book can be used by graduate students and undergraduates of agricultural universities, specialists of zootechnical and veterinary services, as well as managers and specialists of agricultural enterprises .. ; Grif: Approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for education in the field of zootechnics and veterinary medicine as a teaching aid for university students , students in the direction of training (specialty) "Veterinary" (qualification (degree) "veterinary doctor") and in the direction of training (specialty) "Zootechnia" (qualification (degree) "bachelor")