A complete how-to manual on the satisfying art of keeping bees and their practical day-to-day care. Guides you from choosing and obtaining your bees, housing them and maintaining the hive through the year, to dealing with pests and diseases, and harvesting honey.
This guide is designed for beekeepers to carry with them and use in the apiary and out in the field.
The perfect set of books for any beekeeper: a practical guide to setting up a hive, written by a best-selling expert on the subject, together with a gorgeous guide to using and cooking with honey.
This book gives information on the way the hive works, handling the bees, and how to get your bees and transfer them to the hive. A useful calendar shows you at a glance when to inspect, maintain and repair the hive and how to harvest the honey.