
This is your guide to becoming a successful back yard bee keeper. Want to find out what all the buzz is about beekeeping? The latest edition of Beekeeping For Dummies gives you the most trusted and up-to-date information on safely keeping your own bees, including complete instructions for assembling and maintaining bee hives, handling all phases of honey production, using the latest tools and equipment,and much more. Keeping your own bees has many benefits: they not only pollinate your garden, but you can harvest the honey, honeycomb, propolis, bee pollen, and wax. With the expert guidance in Beekeeping For Dummies, you'll get the know-how to acquire your own bees and transfer them safely to their new home, securely open and close the hive, inspect your bees at the right time, handle common problems, and extract honey like a pro. It includes expert tips for maintaining a healthy bee colony. It contains options for using natural (non-chemical) methods for keeping bees healthy. It has information for keeping bees in both suburban and urban environments. It covers harvesting and marketing your honey. It explores the impact the sudden disappearance of the honey bee has on our environment and economy. It provides information on how to raise your own queen bees and improve the genetics of your colonies. If you're brand-new to the scene or a seasoned beekeeper looking for the latest tools, techniques and information on backyard beekeeping, this hands-on, friendly guide has you covered.
Publisher:
Hoboken, NJ : For Dummies®, John Wiley & Sons, ; [2015]
Edition:
3rd edition
ISBN:
9781118945469
1118945468
1118945468
Characteristics:
xiv, 414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, ; 24 cm


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Add a CommentI have officially decided to become a Bee Keeper this year. This book includes all the basic information to start your own hive. Great descriptions and advice. I look forward to using the information in this book when I purchase my first hive and first package of bees. Hopefully, I can handle getting a sting or two!
This author is very knowledgeable about conventional beekeeping with a big focus on chemicals and treatment.
Having said that, I would suggest that people take this book as only a basics primer and take the chemical and treatment info with a grain of salt.