Name: Beekeeping for Dummies
ISBN: 9780470430651

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Hive Work, Clearly

A practical guide to beekeeping, from hive care and honey production to colony health.

Come here for

Clear instructions for building and maintaining beehives
A broad look at harvesting, bottling, packaging, and marketing honey

Expect

Guidance on mites, diseases, and bee treatments
Discussion of colony collapse and its environmental and economic effects

Book Details

Authors: Howland Blackiston
Publisher: Wiley
Published: March 16, 2009
Format: Paperback
Theme: Beekeeping · Animal Husbandry
Reading lane: Beekeeping

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Publisher Categories

Beekeeping

About This Book

Beekeeping For Dummies , 2nd Edition reviews the tools of the trade, including complete instructions for building and maintaining beehives; offers detailed and easy-to-follow guidelines for all phases of honey production--including harvesting, bottling, packaging and marketing your honey; explores theories into the recent unexplained collapse of colonies and its environmental and economic on society; and provides new information on mites and diseases and recommend changes in...

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Beekeeping For Dummies , 2nd Edition reviews the tools of the trade, including complete instructions for building and maintaining beehives; offers detailed and easy-to-follow guidelines for all phases of honey production--including harvesting, bottling, packaging and marketing your honey; explores theories into the recent unexplained collapse of colonies and its environmental and economic on society; and provides new information on mites and diseases and recommend changes in bee medication and treatments.