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The Backyard Beekeeper, 4th Edition: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
Contributor(s): Flottum, Kim (Author)
ISBN: 1631593323     ISBN-13: 9781631593321
Publisher: Quarry Books
OUR PRICE:   $23.74  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2018
* Not available - Not in print at this time *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Beekeeping
- Nature | Animals - Insects & Spiders
- House & Home | Sustainable Living
Dewey: 638.1
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8" W x 9.9" (1.90 lbs) 240 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Backyard Beekeeper, now in its 4th edition, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime for urban and rural beekeepers of all skill levels.

More than a guide to beekeeping, this handbook features expert advice for:

  • Setting up and caring for your own colonies
  • Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours
  • The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees
  • Swarm control
  • Using top bar hives
  • Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey
  • Bee problems and treatments
What's New?
  • Information for urban bees and beekeepers
  • Using your smoker the right way
  • Better pest management
  • Providing consistent and abundant good food
  • Keeping your hives healthy
With this complete resource and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.