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This is your guide to becoming a successful back yard bee keeper. Want to find out what all the buzz is about beekeeping? The latest edition of Beekeeping For Dummies gives you the most trusted and up-to-date information on safely keeping your own bees, including complete instructions for assembling and maintaining bee hives, handling all phases of honey production, using the latest tools and equipment, and much more. Keeping your own bees has many...
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Storey Pub
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Discover the joys of harvesting honey from your own backyard. Alethea Morrison outlines what you'll need to know to make it through the first year, while stunning macrophotography by Mars Vilaubi brings the inner workings of the hive to life. With in-depth discussions of allergies, colony hierarchy, bee behavior, and more, this approachably informative guide bursts with enthusiastic encouragement. Keep your own bees, and enjoy the sweet buzz. This...
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Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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While keeping bees certainly isn't rocket science, doing it properly does involve decent levels of understanding, commitment, and attention to detail. Getting the basics right is essential, and this demands a solid appreciation of important areas such as hives management, breed choice, and health requirements. There is plenty to think about for those getting their first bees, and careful planning is the key to a successful initial experience. One...
5) Beekeeping
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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The latest information regarding every aspect of backyard beekeeping and honey production, this book describes how to get started, how to care for and safely handle bees, and how to maintain healthy and productive colonies.
Did you know that bees are responsible for every third or fourth bite of food we eat? Beekeepers make a valuable contribution to the food chain, but you'll need to keep up on medications, nutrition, bee health, and winter survival...
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University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"This project is, first and foremost, a how-to book. Chapman aims to provide practical, tactical advice on becoming a good beekeeper. She also wants to share the joy of that journey with lots of stories and illustrations about her own beekeeping. In essence, she believes you won't devote resources to bees if you don't love them first. The path to appreciating bees begins with understanding them, and their hives. So chapter one covers bee biology (there...
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Murdoch Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Just about anyone can keep bees. All you need is a bit of space in your backyard (or on your rooftop) and a little love for the creatures that pollinate the vegie patches of your neighbourhood. Once introduced to the charms of beekeeping and the taste of warm honeycomb direct from the hive, you'll be hooked.
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