Guide to Bees and Honey

by TedHooper (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $4.05

  Intended for both the beginner and the experienced beekeeper, this manual anticipates the questions likely to be asked by both. There is advice for those planning to maintain a few hives for personal use, and those expanding into a commercial venture. This edition includes a section on the Varroa mite; the disease it spreads has proved fatal to many beekeeper's hives, and provided here are ways to treat and combat it.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $6.57

  Intended for both new and experienced beekeepers, this invaluable and highly illustrated volume provides answers to virtually every beekeeping question - from avoiding swarms to setting a hive up for winter. Guide to Bees and Honey also presents expert advice for readers who plan to maintain a few hives for personal, recreational use, as well as those who want to expand an existing colony into a commercial venture.Also included in this volume is a section on the Varroa mite - a particularly nasty parasite that has proved fatal to many British hives. It explains what it does, how it spreads, and effective ways to treat and prevent infestation.