Storey's guide to keeping honey bees : honey production, pollination, bee health
Title:
Storey's guide to keeping honey bees : honey production, pollination, bee health
Author:
Sanford, Malcolm T. (Malcolm Thomas), 1942- author.
ISBN:
9781612129839
9781612129785
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Edition:
Second edition.
Physical Description:
ix, 212 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Series:
Storey's guide to raising
Storey's guide to raising series.
Contents:
Beginning beekeeping -- Origin and history of beekeeping -- A bee's life -- Choosing hive location -- Getting equipped -- Enter the bees -- Managing honey bee colonies -- Taking the crop -- Pollination -- Diseases and pests of the honey bee -- Additional strategies.
Abstract:
"Whether you have a single rooftop hive, a few bee boxes in your backyard, or a large-scale apiary, this is the only reference you'll need. Learn how to: properly house your bees in all seasons; manage your colony's nutrition; maintain an effective pollination schedule; prevent and treat mites and disease; introduce a new queen to the hive; capture a swarm; harvest and store your honey crop."--Back cover.
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