Keeping Bees
Feb 2011 · Arcturus Publishing
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About this ebook
Bees are an integral part of our environment, and by keeping your own you can contribute to their survival as well as ensuring a constant supply of tasty, nutritious honey.
Packed with practical and professional advice, this book is an invaluable companion for anyone wanting to try their hand at keeping bees. It tells you all you need to know about this richly rewarding hobby, from choosing a breed and positioning your hive, to extracting honey and keeping disease at bay.
Topics include:
. Understanding bees
. Beekeeping equipment
. Getting your bees
. Pests and diseases
. Harvesting honey
. Rearing queens
Packed with practical and professional advice, this book is an invaluable companion for anyone wanting to try their hand at keeping bees. It tells you all you need to know about this richly rewarding hobby, from choosing a breed and positioning your hive, to extracting honey and keeping disease at bay.
Topics include:
. Understanding bees
. Beekeeping equipment
. Getting your bees
. Pests and diseases
. Harvesting honey
. Rearing queens
Ratings and reviews
4.4
7 reviews
Kate Beynon
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January 21, 2020
Some times its good to be reminded about things you had forgot. I have kept Bees for twenty four years. And the book helped to remember.
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key02_86
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July 3, 2015
Once I started to read this book I couldn't put it down basic information on everything a beginner bee keeper needs to know well worth the £1.99 price tag I would recommend it
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About the author
Vivian Head is a keen advocate of self-sufficiency, an ardent cook, gardener and author who lives in a country cottage in East Sussex. When she is not busy writing, she tends her allotment and kitchen herb garden, which is also home to her chickens and four beehives.
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