Get Started In Beekeeping: Teach Yourself

by Adrian Waring (Author), Claire Waring (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $43.38

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  An indispensable beekeeping guide full of information and practical advice
  Suitable both for those just considering the prospect and those who are already fascinated beekeepers, this guide to setting up, maintaining and maximising bees in the back garden is an indispensable and readable bible of information and practical advice. It covers everything from bee behaviour to what to do with honey, and balances all the background context on bee biology with the day-to-day and seasonal practicalities of running hives in any location, in the country or the city, and for colonies of all sizes.

  Supporting resources include a 'bee calendar', troubleshooting section, illustrations, photos, a glossary and details of courses and organizations, in an essential guide for anyone who is fascinated by the ancient ways of the apiarist.

  
  Get Started in Beekeeping includes:

  Chapter 1: Naming the parts
  Chapter 2: The honey bee year
  Chapter 3: Equipment
  Chapter 4: Beginning your beekeeping
  Chapter 5: Swarming and swarm control
  Chapter 6: Bees for honey
  Chapter 7: Winter
  Chapter 8: Pests and diseases
  Chapter 9: The beekeeping year
  Chapter 10: Hive products

  
  

  Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
  
  Not got much time?
  One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

  Author insights
  Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

  Test yourself
  Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

  Extend your knowledge
  Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

  Five things to remember
  Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

  Try this
  Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.