Beekeeping - A Practical Guide
Published on 16. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-7160-2285-5 (ISBN)
Description
Everything you need to know to get started keeping bees.
It's an environmentally-friendly hobby that takes you outdoors where you can explore the lives of these fascinating creatures and enjoy the honey that they produce. But to care for your bees responsibly you need to understand what is happening inside the colony.
Whether you're simply interested in bees, are about to start out as a beekeeper, or have already kept bees for a season, discover:
- The types of bees and where to get them
- How to handle bees and inspect a colony
- How to understand and care for your bees
- How to deal with a colony that swarms
- How to harvest honey
- How to create a bee-friendly garden
It's an environmentally-friendly hobby that takes you outdoors where you can explore the lives of these fascinating creatures and enjoy the honey that they produce. But to care for your bees responsibly you need to understand what is happening inside the colony.
Whether you're simply interested in bees, are about to start out as a beekeeper, or have already kept bees for a season, discover:
- The types of bees and where to get them
- How to handle bees and inspect a colony
- How to understand and care for your bees
- How to deal with a colony that swarms
- How to harvest honey
- How to create a bee-friendly garden
Reviews / Votes
This new publication by Roger Patterson... really gives the basics for someone not knowing where or how to start beekeeping... We must remember that bees' two main objectives during the active season are pro-creation and the collection of enough stores to survive the winter. This book certainly does justice to help the new beekeeper understand these two objectives. * Bee Craft Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
160 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7160-2285-5 (9780716022855)
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Person
Roger Patterson started keeping bees in 1963 as a 15-year-old, soon after the hard winter of 1962/3. He became a committee member of his local Beekeepers' Association (BKA) at the age of 17, chairman at 23 and county chairman at 25. At one stage he kept 130 colonies. He is a practical beekeeper, concentrating on the basics and keeping things simple. He manages the local BKA apiary where there are usually 20-25 colonies for instruction. He has been a demonstrator and lecturer for well over 35 years, and believes beekeeping should be fun.