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The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hive Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-step beginner's guide to beekeeping. It gives you plain-English guidance on everything you need to know to start your own beehive, from buying the right equipment, sourcing bees, and locating your hive to maintaining a healthy colony and harvesting honey. Plus, you'll get the latest information on the causes and effects of bee disease, colony collapse disorder, and the impact the sudden disappearance of the honeybee has on our environment and economy. Here, you'll get trusted information on beekeeping in the UK, specifically written to address climate, buying equipment, locating hives, the local impact of colony collapse disorder and ways to avoid or minimise the risk to your hive, seasonal beekeeping tasks, local beekeeping associations, and updated content on urban beekeeping. Understand the anatomy of your bees Learn techniques and tips for harvesting, bottling, packaging, and selling honey Discover the benefits of beekeeping Learn techniques on obtaining and hiving your bees If you're a beginner beekeeper, taking a beekeeping course, or just have an interest in the plight of the honeybee, Beekeeping For Dummies has you covered!Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781119972501
eBay Product ID (ePID)109272776
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeekeeping for Dummies
Publication Year2011
SubjectScience
TypeTextbook
AuthorHowland Blackiston, David Wiscombe
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height241 mm
Item Weight620 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorHowland Blackiston, David Wiscombe