This charming and practical guide, now available in paper, accompanies beekeepers through every season of the year. From the stirrings of spring and summer swarms to autumn honey harvest and winter protection, this essential resource guides both the aspiring and experienced beekeeper through every season and step in the process. It covers all the various techniques, from siting and smoking your hives to advice on rearing a queen, controlling a swarm, protecting a hive, and keeping bees healthy. Plus, this beautifully illustrated book is packed with practical tips on using beeswax and, of course, making honey.
This book has been the answer to many of my beekeeping problems. How to find out what to do and when to do it are key in keeping bees and this wonderful book gives sound instruction month by month. It covers the subject in ample detail and gives individual tutoring from beginners and improvers level and so Ron Brown uses very little jargon. It is very readable and clearly illustrated. For a keen beekeeper, beginner or not, this book will gather very little dust.
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