Beekeeping

by Joanna Ryde

Overview

Learn what all the buzz is about with this guide to the fascinating and sustainable hobby of keeping bees. Plus: honey recipes for food and skin care!

Beekeeping is about management, control and learning to understand the honeybee. It can also become a very enjoyable and sociable pastime—visiting others’ hives and picking up vital hints and tips is all part of the fun—and farming and eating honey that your own bees have produced is a pure delight. 

Joanna Ryde covers all aspects of beekeeping, from the basic tools and equipment needed for setting up a hive to detailed advice on when to harvest honey and honey-inspired recipes, from delicious cakes to beauty products. This really is the definitive guide for anyone thinking of keeping bees.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607652533
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/11/2022
Series:	Self-Sufficiency
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

JOANNA RYDE is a dedicated beekeeper with four years experience. She currently operates four hives in her Hampshire, U.K. apiary, and sells her honey and home-made honey products locally.