Table of Contents
Introduction
- How to Use This Book to Become a Better Beekeeper
In the Beginning For bees and beekeepers, the new year begins in late winter, as the days begin to warm and lengthen. Early spring is a reintroduction between bee and beekeeper.
- Why We Keep Bees
- Bees (and Beekeepers) in Winter
- Nourished by Honey
- Back to the Beeyard
- Spring: The World Wakes Up
- Observing Your Bees
- Spring Checklist
Winter and Spring Recipes:
- Spiced Honey Tea
- Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding and Honey Cream
- Roast Spring Lamb
- Honey-Glazed Carrots
- Asparagus with Lemon-Honey Vinaigrette
Growing Up The late spring and summer months are the most active for the bees and their keepers, as the world beyond the hive blooms and the colonies begin to produce delicious honey.
- Knowing Your Bees
- Raising Gentle Bees
- Understanding Honey Production
- Mapping Your Garden
- Knowing the Beekeeper
- Natural Beekeepin
- Summer Checklist
Summer Recipes:
- Honey-Ginger Lemonade
- Honey-Dill Potato Salad
- Honeyed Fruit Salad
Settling In The cooler days of fall bring the final honey harvest and then, a slowing of activity for the bees and the beekeeper. Both hope for a quiet, safe winter to prepare for the spring.
- The Honey Harvest
- The Beeswax Harvest
- Fall Checklist
- The Coming Winter
- Your Beekeeping Community
Fall and Cosmetics Recipes:
- Infused Honey
- Baklava
- Honey Lip Balm
- Honey-Cucumber Skin Toner
- Beekeeper’s Wassail
Conclusion
- A Beekeeper’s Reflections
