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Author : Diana Sammataro,Alphonse Avitabile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : 0931850010
Author : Diana Sammataro,Alphonse Avitabile
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780801485039
Since 1973, tens of thousands of first-time and experienced beekeepers alike have relied on The Beekeeper's Handbook as the best single-volume guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping. Featuring clear descriptions and authoritative content, this handbook provides step-by-step directions accompanied by more than 100 illustrations for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony of bees and a generous supply of honey. This book explains the various colony care options and techniques, noting advantages and disadvantages, so that beekeepers can make the best choices for their own hives. This fourth edition has been thoroughly redesigned, expanded, updated, and revised to incorporate the latest information on Colony Collapse Disorder, green IPM methods, regional overwintering protocols, and procedures for handling bees and managing diseases and pests such as African honey bees and bee mites. The book explains not only how but also why each step is part of the transformative process that results in the magnificent creation of honey. This essential guide is a beekeeper's most valuable resource. Colony Collapse Disorder has renewed our recognition of the importance of small-scale beekeeping and the critical role of bees in the production of our food supply. For the growing number of beekeepers looking to set up hives for either a rewarding hobby or a profitable commercial enterprise, this updated and revised essential how-to guide includes: step-by-step directions for all stages from setting up an apiary to harvesting honey; approximately 100 illustrations featuring techniques, equipment, and bee biology; information about how to manage new pests and diseases including Colony Collapse Disorder; coverage of new trends and changes in beekeeping including green IPM techniques and new laws for urban beekeeping; the most up-to-date bibliography and list of resources on the topic; and a new user-friendly book design that clearly highlights instructions and other important features.
Author : Richard E. Bonney
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D01643179V
Offers concise, up-to-date information on beekeeping tasks, including how to prevent, capture, and control swarms, when and how to harvest honey, and dealing successfully with queens.
Author : Ivor Davis,Roger Cullum-Kenyon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781472920904
The number of people interested and active in keeping bees at an amateur level has continued to increase over the past few years in both rural and urban situations. This guide, aimed at beginning beekeepers, and the only one to be endorsed by the BBKA provides an authoritative text, along with clear photographs and illustrations. The book introduces the reader to beekeeping, including such areas as the workings of the colony, the structure of a hive, how to acquire bees and keep them healthy and what happens in each month in a beekeeping year. Each chapter is accompanied by anecdotes, answers to frequently asked questions and fascinating facts about bees and honey. The new edition includes new step-by-step sequences to illustrate procedures such as containing a swarm, identifying the queen, using a smoker and cleaning a hive as well as more information on different kinds of hives, disease management and many other key areas.
Author : David Cramp
Publisher : Spring Hill
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781848035744
This guide is a diagnostic tool and an aide memoire for the hobbyist and for the professional beekeeper, who may know what to do but will at times need the information close to hand. It includes: - A troubleshooting guide to problems with colonies and queen bees - A guide to the field diagnosis, treatment and control of diseases - Seasonal apiary management checklists - Hive product harvesting checklists - The beekeeper's ready reckoner The second and revised edition of this fully illustrated and handy guide to the apiary brings the science and craft of beekeeping to beekeepers right where they need it - in the field with the bees. Contents: Preface; List of figures; List of photographs; List of tables; Picture credits; Introduction; Part A: Setting up an Apiary; Part B: Crops, Trees and Plants for Bees; Part C: Troubleshooting Guide to Field Operations; Part D: Swarm Prevention and Control; Part E: Queen Bees; Part F: Honey Harvest Procedures; Part G: Hive Checks; Part H: Pests and Diseases; Part I: A Beekeeper's Ready-reckoner; Part J.
Author : Charlotte E Wiggins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735731900
Do you want to be a beekeeper and need help on how to start? Charlotte Ekker Wiggins has written the definitive guide to beginning beekeeping. This diary will guide you on how to start, troubleshoot and successfully develop basic beekeeping skills and practices.The information in this easy to use guide, with handy check lists and tips, will answer your beginning beekeeping questions including: How to naturally feed your honey bees.Best beekeeping equipment. Where to set up your hives. How to get honey bees.How to manage pests and diseases.Plus much more! This diary continues to be used in Charlotte's beekeeping classes. It is approved for use with Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program classes.
Author : Albert John Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1104908239
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : Albert John Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011562399
Author : Kim Flottum
Publisher : New Shoe Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780760379684
With this absolute beginner’s guide, learn how to set up your backyard hives, select and raise bees, and harvest honey, with the added bonus of bringing pollinators to your yard and garden. You’ve decided to try beekeeping—so where do you start? Beekeeping for Beginners, adapted from the best-selling The Backyard Beekeeper, covers everything you need to know, from selecting the right kind of hives, and finding and bringing bees home to your yard, right up to the collection and enjoyment of the glorious reward—golden honey. Rewarding and environmentally beneficial, reading this complete and introductory guide is the first step in your journey to becoming a successful beekeeper, whether you decide to have one hive or twenty-five. Renowned beekeeping expert Kim Flottum shares his vast knowledge from years of teaching beekeeping to all levels of enthusiasts for a no-fail approach to bringing a productive bee colony onto your property. Featuring diagrams and color photos, learning what you need to know to establish a vibrant bee colony is fun and easy. The features that set Beekeeping for Beginners apart from other guides: Simplified approach―Aimed at the beginner, the book covers everything you need to know in uncomplicated and accessible language, accompanied by full-color illustrative photography. Up to date and organic―Learn details on the most current methods that make beekeeping sustainable and accessible even for the smallest yard and urban enthusiasts. Learn from an expert―Complete information from a trusted voice in the beekeeping community will give you the tools and knowledge you need to enjoy keeping bees with confidence. This guide offers detailed instruction for: Establishing and taking care of your new bees Stress-free hive management Site selection and management Safety and swarm control Types of hives including top bar hives Harvesting, collecting, and processing honey Keeping bees and hives healthy year-round in all climates Urban beekeeping Smokers 101 Pest and disease management Biodiversity and food for healthy hives Learn everything you need to know to start your colony with this straightforward, highly visual guide for beginning beekeepers.
Author : David Cramp
Publisher : Bassdrum Books Ltd
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : 0473113694
Author : Kim Flottum
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781631595776
The Backyard Beekeeper, now in its 4th edition, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to urban and rural beekeepers of all skill levels. More than a guide to beekeeping, this handbook features expert advice for: Setting up and caring for your own colonies Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees Swarm control Using top bar hives Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey Bee problems and treatments What's New? Information for urban bees and beekeepers Using your smoker the right way Better pest management Providing consistent and abundant good food Keeping your hives healthy With this complete resource and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.
Author : Dean Stiglitz,Laurie Herboldsheimer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781101197813
The buzz on beekeeping. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Beekeeping has all the information a beginning beekeeper needs to know to start a hive and keep it buzzing. Expert beekeepers Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer, owners of Golden Rule Honey, take readers step by step through the entire process-from information on the inhabitants of a hive and how it works to collecting bees, keeping them healthy, raising a queen, harvesting honey and wax, and storing hives for the off-season.
Author : Albert John Cook
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019402997
A comprehensive guide on the management and care of bees, including topics on breeding, diseases, and honey production. Contains valuable insights and practical advice for beekeepers of all levels. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Albert John Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Agriculturists
ISBN : WISC:89094199064
Author : Brian McCallum,Alison Benjamin
Publisher : Guardian Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780852652534
Beekeeping - once seen as an old-fashioned country pursuit - is increasingly attracting young metropolitan professionals, and new hives are springing up all over our cities. Whether you're attracted to beekeeping because you want to produce your own honey, do your bit to combat the threats that honeybee colonies face today, or simply reconnect with nature, Bees in the City provides a comprehensive guide to the subject. Written by the authors of the bestselling A World Without Bees, it: - introduces you to the school teachers, inner-city youngsters, City professionals and budding entrepreneurs who are at the forefront of this exciting new movement - suggests creative ways you can help bees in your own back garden without keeping a hive - provides extensive, practical information for the novice urban beekeeper, including tips on getting started and a month-by-month job guide Packed with invaluable advice on how to understand and support these extraordinary creatures, Bees in the City will inspire you to join this new urban revolution.