The Complete Step-by-step Book of Beekeeping: A Practical Guide to Beekeeping, from Setting Up a Colony to Hive Management and Harvesting the Honey, Shown in Over 400 Photographs - Softcover

Cramp, David.

 
9780857234001: The Complete Step-by-step Book of Beekeeping: A Practical Guide to Beekeeping, from Setting Up a Colony to Hive Management and Harvesting the Honey, Shown in Over 400 Photographs

Synopsis

A complete how to manual on the satisfying art of keeping bees and their practical day to day care. Guides you all the way from choosing and obtaining your bees, transferring them, housing them, maintaining the hive through the year and harvesting the honey. Describes the flowers, plants, tress and crops - and their seasons - that provide the best yields of nectar and pollen. Offers a fascinating insight into the dynamics of the unique bee community. Illustrated throughout with more than 400 photographs , including step by step techniques and amazing pictures from the hive. Shows how to anticipate and deal with any problems that may occur, such as disease, mites, pests and hive diseases.

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