The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden – Natural Beekeeping Techniques – New Varroa
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| Weight | 1.85 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 9.9 × 7.9 × 0.7 in |
Description
Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition.
More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for:- Setting up and caring for your own colonies
- Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours
- The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees
- Swarm control
- Using top bar hives
- Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey
- Bee problems and treatments
New in this edition:
- Natural beekeeping techniques like insulating hives for the winter to mimic the advantages of bee homes in the wild
- Important new treatments for and updated info on the battle with Varroa mites
- How to deal with the new antibiotic recommendations for American foulbrood
- Introduction to new recordkeeping technology to consider
In addition to content updates to reflect the most recent research and technology in beekeeping, the book features a new design with larger, easier-to-read text, many new photos, and a more easily navigable structure.
With this complete reference and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor emeritus Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.Quarry Books
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