Beekeeping: A Practical Guide
Sep 2012 · Storey Publishing
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The acclaimed author of Hive Management describes how to acquire bees, prevent and treat diseases, and enjoy delicious honey from your own backyard.
Whether you're a beginning beekeeper or one with a season or two of experience, Richard Bonney tells you how to keep bees, not just have them. This new book by the acclaimed author of Hive Management offers vital, up-to-date information about how to:
Enthusiastic beekeepers of every stripe and experience level will benefit from Bonney's astonishing knowledge of the craft—from beekeeping history and honeybee biology to the complex social structure of the hive.
Praise for Hive Management
"Delightfully readable . . . full of answers . . . written in a refreshing and authoritative way that demonstrates the depth of the author's experience . . . the kind of information one needs to understand beekeeping." — The Speedy Bee
"This useful book is crammed with helpful hints . . . [Bonney] discusses the 'hows' and, most important, the 'whys' of effective hive management." — Library Journal
"Filled with hints to make beekeeping easier." — Booklist
Whether you're a beginning beekeeper or one with a season or two of experience, Richard Bonney tells you how to keep bees, not just have them. This new book by the acclaimed author of Hive Management offers vital, up-to-date information about how to:
- Acquire bees
- Install a colony
- Manage a hive
- Take a crop of honey
- Prevent and treat Varroa and tracheal mites
- Learn about Africanized bees
Enthusiastic beekeepers of every stripe and experience level will benefit from Bonney's astonishing knowledge of the craft—from beekeeping history and honeybee biology to the complex social structure of the hive.
Praise for Hive Management
"Delightfully readable . . . full of answers . . . written in a refreshing and authoritative way that demonstrates the depth of the author's experience . . . the kind of information one needs to understand beekeeping." — The Speedy Bee
"This useful book is crammed with helpful hints . . . [Bonney] discusses the 'hows' and, most important, the 'whys' of effective hive management." — Library Journal
"Filled with hints to make beekeeping easier." — Booklist
The acclaimed author of Hive Management describes how to acquire bees, prevent and treat diseases, and enjoy delicious honey from your own backyard.
Whether you're a beginning beekeeper or one with a season or two of experience, Richard Bonney tells you how to keep bees, not just have them. This...
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About the author
Veteran beekeeper Richard E. Bonney, author of Hive Management, Beekeeping, and co-author of Storey' s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, was the longtime owner of Charlemont Apiaries in Charlemont, Massachusetts.
Veteran beekeeper Richard E. Bonney, author of Hive Management, Beekeeping, and co-author of Storey' s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, was the longtime owner of Charlemont Apiaries in Charlemont, Massachusetts.
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