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Beekeeping for Beginners de Kim Flottum

Beekeeping for Beginners: New Shoe Press

Autor Kim Flottum
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 aug 2022
Enjoy the many benefits of starting your own colony of bees right in your own backyard, rooftop, or garden with Beekeeping for Beginners.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780760379677
ISBN-10: 076037967X
Pagini: 160
Ilustrații: color photos
Dimensiuni: 188 x 234 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: New Shoe Press
Seria New Shoe Press

Notă biografică

Kim Flottum brings a background of more than a decade of plant science, honey bee research, and basic farming to his 30 years as the editor of Bee Culture magazine, where his main occupation is finding the answers to the multitude of questions that beginning, intermediate, and even advanced and experienced beekeepers bring to the table. He teaches beginning and advanced beekeeping courses, travels extensively to educate and lecture, and contributes to a variety of other publications on the basics of honey bees and beekeeping biology, the business of bees and pollination, producing and using varietal honeys, and a host of other subjects. He is the author of The Backyard Beekeeper, The Beekeeper's Journal, and In Business with Bees. His books, magazine articles, interviews, and blogs are widely read for both their fundamental and advanced contribution to beekeeping knowledge. His magazine platform gives voice to his social commentary on topics ranging from genetically modified foods to pesticide abuse to both good and bad government regulations in the industry. He is beekeeping's leading advocate for fundamental honey bee safety, including insuring excellent honey bee health, providing extraordinary forage, and minimizing the use of agricultural pesticides.

Cuprins

Preface
CHAPTER 1: Starting Right
Getting Started
Beeyards Other than Backyards
Extreme Urban Beekeeping
Equipment: Tools of the Trade
The Bees
CHAPTER 2: About Bees
The Queen
The Workers
Foragers
Drones
Seasonal Changes
Review and Preparation
CHAPTER 3: About Beekeeping
Lighting Your Smoker
Package Management
Honey Flow Time
Keeping Records
Opening a Colony
Honeycomb and Brood Combs
Integrated Pest Management
Maladies
Comb Honey and Cut-Comb Honey
Summertime Chores
Late Summer Harvest
Fall and Winter Management
Early Spring Inspections
Index
About the Author

Descriere

With this absolute beginner’s guide, learn how to set up your backyard hives, select and raise bees, and harvest honey, with the added bonus of bringing pollinators to your yard and garden.

You’ve decided to try beekeeping—so where do you start? Beekeeping for Beginners, adapted from the best-selling The Backyard Beekeeper, covers everything you need to know, from selecting the right kind of hives, and finding and bringing bees home to your yard, right up to the collection and enjoyment of the glorious reward—golden honey. Rewarding and environmentally beneficial, reading this complete and introductory guide is the first step in your journey to becoming a successful beekeeper, whether you decide to have one hive or twenty-five.

Renowned beekeeping expert Kim Flottum shares his vast knowledge from years of teaching beekeeping to all levels of enthusiasts for a no-fail approach to bringing a productive bee colony onto your property. Featuring diagrams and color photos, learning what you need to know to establish a vibrant bee colony is fun and easy.

The features that set Beekeeping for Beginners apart from other guides:
 

  • Simplified approach―Aimed at the beginner, the book covers everything you need to know in uncomplicated and accessible language, accompanied by full-color illustrative photography.
  • Up to date and organic―Learn details on the most current methods that make beekeeping sustainable and accessible even for the smallest yard and urban enthusiasts.
  • Learn from an expert―Complete information from a trusted voice in the beekeeping community will give you the tools and knowledge you need to enjoy keeping bees with confidence.


This guide offers detailed instruction for:
 

  • Establishing and taking care of your new bees
  • Stress-free hive management 
  • Site selection and management 
  • Safety and swarm control 
  • Types of hives including top bar hives
  • Harvesting, collecting, and processing honey
  • Keeping bees and hives healthy year-round in all climates 
  • Urban beekeeping
  • Smokers 101
  • Pest and disease management
  • Biodiversity and food for healthy hives


Learn everything you need to know to start your colony with this straightforward, highly visual guide for beginning beekeepers.