Keeping Bees and Making Honey is a stunning, comprehensive and
attractive lifestyle guide to beekeeping packed with images,
information, practical advice, useful resources and recipes.
Whether you have a tiny balcony or acres of land; live in the
middle of a city or in the countryside surrounded by flowers, you
can keep bees. Keeping Bees and Making Honey caters for every
situation, and covers everything you will need to consider before
you set up your colony - including when and how to tell the
neighbours! 'Understanding your bees' introduces you to the history
of bees and humans, the anatomy of a honey bee, the variety of
species that you are likely to encounter, the caste system within a
colony of queen, worker and drone, and the birth and life cycle of
bees. 'What to consider' suggests factors to consider before
keeping bees, from the space where you will house your hives to
children and pets. Learn about the variety of hives available and
how they work, as well all the important things that you will need
including protective clothing, a smoker and hive tool, as well as
honey-harvesting equipment. There are a variety of sources for
purchasing your bees and 'Where and when to get your bees' will
give you all the advice you need covering the nucleus, packaged
bees, full colonies and tips on marking the queen. There are
detailed sections on pollen and supers. 'Gardening for bees' will
help you consider the best flowers to supply nectar and pollen to
your bees whilst ensuring your garden looks great! It is probably
the prospect of home-grown honey that entices most people to keep
bees. 'All about honey' will show you how bees make honey, and how
to harvest, jar and sell your honey. There is a whole chapter
devoted to other bee products, from uses of beeswax; candles and
cosmetics, to delicious recipes made with honey. Finally, 'Health
and care' will ensure that your apiary stays clean and tidy, and
your colony is pest free, strong and vigorous. This updated and
revised edition of Keeping Bees and Making Honey includes new
material on bees as a superorganism, keeping bees in urban
locations such as schools and at work, caring for bees during the
winter, your second year as a bee keeper and more on bee health,
varroa and colony collapse disorder. Environmentally there has
never been a more important time to start beekeeping, nor is there
a better antidote to the stresses of everyday life. Keeping Bees
and Making Honey is the ideal companion for you if you are planning
to start keeping bees in order to contribute to their conservation
and to enjoy the considerable benefits of this fascinating hobby.
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