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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.
Erratum: The latest reprint of this title makes reference on pages 13 & 49 to plate 4 . This is a misprint, and the absence of this plate in no way affects the advice and guidance given in the volume.
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"If there is one book that should be on the shelf of every beekeeper, it is Ted Hooper's classic." -Beekeeping"
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A revised edition of a guide for beekeepers, this work offers advice on handling bees, controlling swarms an making increase, queen rearing and dealing with pests and diseases. It also includes a section on the honey harvest.
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