The Backyard Beekeeper, 4th Edition

Kim Flottum

• 23 augustus 2022
• 9780760378632

Samenvatting:

The Backyard Beekeeper, 4th Edition is your complete honey bee resource, loaded with updated information on bee problems and treatments, measuring techniques, swarm control, harvesting, and using top bar hives.

The Backyard Beekeeper, now in its 4th edition, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime for urban and rural beekeepers of all skill levels.

More than a guide to beekeeping, this audiobook 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

What’s New?

• Information for urban bees and beekeepers
• Using your smoker the right way
• Better pest management
• Providing consistent and abundant good food
• Keeping your hives healthy

With this complete resource and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.