Beekeeping For Dummies by David Wiscombe (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Beekeeping For Dummies by David Wiscombe, Howland Blackiston The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hive Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-step beginners guide to beekeeping. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hive Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-stepbeginners guide to beekeeping. It gives you plain-English guidanceon everything you need to know to start your own beehive, frombuying the right equipment, sourcing bees, and locating your hiveto maintaining a healthy colony and harvesting honey. Plus, youllget the latest information on the causes and effects of beedisease, colony collapse disorder, and the impact the suddendisappearance of the honeybee has on our environment andeconomy.Here, youll get trusted information on beekeeping in the UK,specifically written to address climate, buying equipment, locatinghives, the local impact of colony collapse disorder and ways toavoid or minimise the risk to your hive, seasonal beekeeping tasks,local beekeeping associations, and updated content on urbanbeekeeping.Understand the anatomy of your beesLearn techniques and tips for harvesting, bottling, packaging,and selling honeyDiscover the benefits of beekeepingLearn techniques on obtaining and hiving your beesIf youre a beginner beekeeper, taking a beekeeping course, or justhave an interest in the plight of the honeybee, Beekeeping ForDummies has you covered! Notes Plain-English guidance on all aspects of beekeeping: buying the right equipment, sourcing bees, locating the hive, maintaining a healthy colony and harvesting honey. Back Cover Learn to: Understand the amazing behaviour of your honey bees Obtain and hive your first colony Deal with pests and diseases that may harm your bees Harvest your own honey A honey of a guide to getting started in beekeeping from sourcing your bees to harvesting your sweet reward Your complete guide to beekeeping in virtually any setting city, town or country Beekeeping For Dummies, UK Edition gives you step-by-step instructions on all practical aspects of starting and maintaining a beehive and reaping the many rewards. To bee or not to bee discover the many benefits of beekeeping, while learning about bee anatomy, language, habits, complex social organisation, and a typical day in the life of a bee The adventure begins everything you need to know about starting a hive, including locating the hive, buying equipment, choosing and sourcing the right kind of honey bees, and more Up close and personal find out how to open your beehive and get to know your bees and their world from the inside, as well as the different tasks involved with keeping the hive buzzing along A healthy bee is a happy bee anticipate, diagnose and solve problems that can beset a hive, including common illnesses and pesky pests such as mites and insects Sweet rewards get the lowdown on the equipment you need to reap your golden harvest along with step-by-step directions to harvesting and bottling your honey Fun stuff learn to brew mead, bake the best honey cake, plant flowers for your bees, make beeswax candles, and make two hives from one Open the book and find: Explanations of bee anatomy and physiology Tips on safely extracting honey The benefits of beekeeping The best ways of buying and hiving your bees Beekeeping tasks throughout the year Bee diseases and threats How to keep your neighbours happy Lists of regional associations and equipment suppliers Author Biography David Wiscombe is a beekeeping expert who has been keeping bees for over 50 years. He also teaches novice beekeepers and runs the beekeeping course at River Cottage. Howland Blackiston has more than 20 years experience keeping bees. He has written many articles on beekeeping and been a keynote speaker at conferences in over 40 countries. Table of Contents Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Hooked on Honey Bees 7Chapter 1: To Bee or Not to Bee? 9Chapter 2: Life Inside the Honey Bee Hive 21Part II: Starting Your Adventure 41Chapter 3: Locating Your Hive 43Chapter 4: Stocking Up on Basic Beekeeping Equipment 51Chapter 5: Obtaining and Hiving Your Bees 81Part III: Looking Inside Your Hive 97Chapter 6: Opening Your Hive 99Chapter 7: What to Look for when You?re Inspecting 109Chapter 8: Your Work throughout the Seasons 129Part IV: Common Problems and Simple Solutions 145Chapter 9: Heading Off Potential Problems 147Chapter 10: Treating Diseases and Considering Colony CollapseDisorder 169Chapter 11: Buzz Off! Dealing with Honey Bee Pests 183Chapter 12: Raising Your Own Queens 201Part V: Sweet Rewards 223Chapter 13: Getting Ready for the Golden Harvest 225Chapter 14: Honey, I?m Home: Harvest Time 239Part VI: The Part of Tens 253Chapter 15: Ten Fun Things to Do with Bees 255Chapter 16: Ten Frequently Asked Questions about Bee Behaviour267Chapter 17: Ten Delicious Honey Recipes 271Appendix A: Helpful Resources 279Appendix B: Glossary 291Index 297 Long Description Learn to: Understand the amazing behaviour of your honey bees Obtain and hive your first colony Deal with pests and diseases that may harm your bees Harvest your own honey A honey of a guide to getting started in beekeeping from sourcing your bees to harvesting your sweet reward Your complete guide to beekeeping in virtually any setting city, town or country Beekeeping For Dummies, UK Edition gives you step-by-step instructions on all practical aspects of starting and maintaining a beehive and reaping the many rewards. To bee or not to bee discover the many benefits of beekeeping, while learning about bee anatomy, language, habits, complex social organisation, and a typical day in the life of a bee The adventure begins everything you need to know about starting a hive, including locating the hive, buying equipment, choosing and sourcing the right kind of honey bees, and more Up close and personal find out how to open your beehive and get to know your bees and their world from the inside, as well as the different tasks involved with keeping the hive buzzing along A healthy bee is a happy bee anticipate, diagnose and solve problems that can beset a hive, including common illnesses and pesky pests such as mites and insects Sweet rewards get the lowdown on the equipment you need to reap your golden harvest along with step-by-step directions to harvesting and bottling your honey Fun stuff learn to brew mead, bake the best honey cake, plant flowers for your bees, make beeswax candles, and make two hives from one Open the book and find: Explanations of bee anatomy and physiology Tips on safely extracting honey The benefits of beekeeping The best ways of buying and hiving your bees Beekeeping tasks throughout the year Bee diseases and threats How to keep your neighbours happy Lists of regional associations and equipment suppliers Details ISBN1119972507 Author Howland Blackiston Year 2011 ISBN-10 1119972507 ISBN-13 9781119972501 Format Paperback DEWEY 638.1 Media Book Illustrations Illustrations Language English Audience General/Trade Edition UK ed Pages 336 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2011-10-21 UK Release Date 2011-10-21 AU Release Date 2011-10-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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