Publisher's Synopsis
Almost anyone can master the skills necessary to be a good beekeeper. Your journey to successful beekeeping begins with preparation. You should learn all that you can about beehive management before your bees arrive.
This book will teach any beginner how to foster and maintain healthy, vibrant colonies. You'll learn how to set up a settlement and attract bees, how to incorporate best practices and techniques for keeping colonies healthy, and how to troubleshoot and treat a broad range of common hive issues. Along the way, you'll learn how to harvest your honey and keep your bees healthy and happy.
Here's what you will love about this book:
-The Evolution of Beekeeping;
-Practical information on how a hive works, how and where to set up colonies for maximum success, buying and installing bees, feeding bees, and more, with recommendations for both urban and rural settings;
-The Beekeeper's Picking Bottom Boards;
-Tips for dealing with common hive issues such as swarming, robbing, fleeing, as well as guidance for managing aggressive hives and tips for keeping a queenright colony;
-Beekeeping on a Careful Spending Plan;
-Instructions for enjoying abundant, bountiful honey harvests, and instructions for processing and storing the honey and wax from your hives, as well as how to make products from your produce;
-Seasonal guidance to ensure your hives return healthy and reliable each year;
