Beekeeping
The latest information regarding every aspect of backyard beekeeping and honey production, this book describes how to get started, how to care for and safely handle bees, and how to maintain healthy and productive colonies.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2020.
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| Edition: | 5th edition. |
| Series: | --For dummies.
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| Summary: | The latest information regarding every aspect of backyard beekeeping and honey production, this book describes how to get started, how to care for and safely handle bees, and how to maintain healthy and productive colonies. Did you know that bees are responsible for every third or fourth bite of food we eat? Beekeepers make a valuable contribution to the food chain, but you'll need to keep up on medications, nutrition, bee health, and winter survival as well as the practical and business practices if you want to succeed. Blackiston updates readers on new techniques, the latest regulations on honey and bee products, and honey production from beginning to end. -- adapted from back cover |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 466 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781119702580 1119702585 |
| Author Notes: | Howland Blackiston has been keeping bees for almost 40 years. He has appeared as an expert on CNBC, CNN, NPR, The Discovery Channel, Sirius Satellite Radio, and other broadcast outlets, and has written numerous articles on beekeeping. Howland has been a keynote speaker at conferences in more than 40 countries. |
