Beekeeping for Dummies

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 638.1
EAN: 9780764554193
ISBN: 0764554190
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: March 01, 2002
Publisher: For Dummies
Sales Rank: 8321
Studio: For Dummies

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Believe it or not, bees are one of the oldest species of domesticated animals. Archeologists have found evidence of beekeeping, or apiculture, in the Middle East dating back more than five thousand years. If you’ve ever tasted good clover honey, it’s not hard to understand why. But it’s not just for the honey that more than 125,000 people (and growing) in the United States, alone, keep hives. Anyone interested in nature can’t help but be fascinated by those buzzing yellow bundles of energy and the exotic world they inhabit, with all its weird rituals and incredible efficiency. Also, dedicated gardeners appreciate the extra bounty that pollinating bees bring to their fruits, flowers, and vegetable gardens.

In this easy-to-follow guide, Howland Blackiston, one of the nation’s most respected authorities on the subject, takes the mystery (and the sting) out of beekeeping. Taking a step-by-step approach to successful backyard beekeeping, he gets you up and running with all the information you need to:

Build a hive
Establish your first colony
Inspect your hives with confidence
Maintain healthy colonies
Deal with pests and fix common problems
Harvest and enjoy fresh homemade honey
Bottle and market your honey

Howland Blackiston covers all the bases, from bee anatomy, society, and behavior, to identifying and healing common illnesses afflicting bees. He also offers inventive solutions to most common and many uncommon problems you’re likely to run into. Among other things, you’ll discover:

Where to put your hive, basic equipment you’ll need, and how to assemble a hive
The best and safest way to inspect and enjoy your bees
Year-round tasks a beekeeper must perform to maintain a healthy colony
How to recognize and deal with common problems with brood production and the precious queen
How to harvest honey and decide what kind of honey you’d like to make
Making products from beeswax and propolis

For both fun and profit, beekeeping has become a booming enterprise. A real honey of a book, Beekeeping For Dummies gets you on the road to enjoying this ancient, highly-rewarding, and oh-so-tasty hobby.

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- Bible for beekeeping
We've learnt almost everything we know from this book! Really offers complete coverage of all areas ... Read More

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- A Great Place To Start
This is an excellent resource for the aspiring beekeeper. No prior knowledge of the subject of beekeeping ... Read More

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- great beginners book
This book was very easy to understand, straight forward, great pictures! It took a lot of guess work out of ... Read More

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- Detailed, Easy to Understand, Hopeful
If you're thinking of raising bees, this is the book to get. I had purchased three other "recommended" books, ... Read More

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- Great learners guide.
This book is probably the most important book for anyone new to the hobby. Lots of great information on the entire ... Read More

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