Beekeeping: A Practical Guide
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Book Overview
Keep your own bees and enjoy delicious golden honey from your own backyard. With his respect and admiration for bees evident on every page, Richard E. Bonney describes how to acquire bees, manage a hive, prevent and treat diseases, and extract a crop of honey. Enthusiastic beekeepers of every stripe and experience level will benefit from Bonney's astonishing knowledge of the craft -- from beekeeping history and honeybee biology to the complex social structure of the hive.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0882668617
ISBN13:9780882668611
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:Storey Publishing
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
A book for a Beek's library
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Well written. Has great information and easy to read. Every new beek (bee keeper) should have a copy.
Very Informative
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a great book for anyone who is interested in beekeeping. It outlines the needs and requirements of being a beekeeper in a very well-organized way.
A Wry, Charming Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is more than a "how-to," beginner's guide to beekeeping: it is a homage to a remarkable creature. The author's comprehensive knowledge and admiration for the fuzzy little guys is evident on every page. His advice is practical and free of mushy sentiment. A lovely book.
Beekeeping A Practical Guide
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Mr. Bonney's Book was an easy read. I read it in 3 evenings. The 'Practical Guide' is just that - a 'Road Map'. I appreciated Mr. Bonney's opinions and lack of wishy-washy caveats. I did not find the short-falls another reviewer found.I appreciate the Tables that present the Data and capsulize that Data or Information. For example, I finished the Book, went on line, Yahooed 'Beekeeping', found some vendors and successfully prepared a 'general' or 'ballpark' budget based on recommended hive dimensions, clothing and so on - in less than 30 minutes!My demeanor is such that I prefer to make my own decisions and Mr. Bonney clearly stated when he held a view where others differed. This is not a 'my way or the highway' Book.
Excellent for presenting the realities of beekeeping.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
"Beekeeping - a practical guide" is is exactly what it says it is. It presents the facts of beekeeping in a way that fascinate you with the wonders of the hobby and mixes in the pitfalls that would, stated alone, send you away disappointed if you are are a beginner like me. By the time you finish reading the book and have weighed all of the information, the truly interested reader will be looking for another book to expand on all of the points Richard Bonney presents and also planning thier first colony. Good Luck.
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