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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 595 EAN: 9780715328101 ISBN: 0715328107 Label: David & Charles Publishers Manufacturer: David & Charles Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: May 16, 2008 Publisher: David & Charles Publishers Studio: David & Charles Publishers Sales Rank: 2656
Rating: - Excellent book for someone considering beekeeping
I bought this book knowing virtually nothing about bees (they exist, they live in hives and they make honey was about the sum total of my knowledge).
I have been considering keeping bees for a while and thought that a little reading would help guide me to a decision.
From memory, the book covers: types of bees (not just honey bees), types of hives, the gear required by the beekeeper, where bee hives can be situated, how bees can be purchased, the maintenance of the colony & hive, pests and how to mitigate their impact, the social structure of the bee colony, the way honey is produced by the bees, the 'swarming' of bees, how to harvest honey from the hive and how to store the harvested honey. There's definitely more ... Read More: