The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden - Natural beekeeping techniques - New Varroa mite and American foulbrood treatments - Introduction to technologies for recordkeeping and maintenance
Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition. More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for:
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- 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
- Natural beekeeping techniques like insulating hives for the winter to mimic the advantages of bee homes in the wild
- Important new treatments for and updated info on the battle with Varroa mites
- How to deal with the new antibiotic recommendations for American foulbrood
- Introduction to new recordkeeping technology to consider
The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden - Natural beekeeping techniques - New Varroa mite and American foulbrood treatments - Introduction to technologies for recordkeeping and maintenance
Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition. More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper 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
- Natural beekeeping techniques like insulating hives for the winter to mimic the advantages of bee homes in the wild
- Important new treatments for and updated info on the battle with Varroa mites
- How to deal with the new antibiotic recommendations for American foulbrood
- Introduction to new recordkeeping technology to consider
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780760385821 |
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Publisher: | Quarry Books |
Publication date: | 02/27/2024 |
Pages: | 256 |
Sales rank: | 137,752 |
Product dimensions: | 8.00(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.50(d) |
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