Beekeeping For Dummies

The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hive Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-step beginner's guide to beekeeping. Learn to: Understand the amazing behaviour of your honey bees Obtain and hive your first colony Deal with pests and diseases that may harm your bees Harvest your own honey A honey of a guide to getting started in beekeeping – from sourcing your bees to harvesting your sweet reward Your complete guide to beekeeping in virtually any setting – city, town or country – Beekeeping For Dummies, UK Edition gives you step-by-step instructions on all practical aspects of starting and maintaining a beehive and reaping the many rewards. To bee or not to bee – discover the many benefits of beekeeping, while learning about bee anatomy, language, habits, complex social organisation, and a typical day in the life of a bee The adventure begins – everything you need to know about starting a hive, including locating the hive, buying equipment, choosing and sourcing the right kind of honey bees, and more Up close and personal – find out how to open your beehive and get to know your bees and their world from the inside, as well as the different tasks involved with keeping the hive buzzing along A healthy bee is a happy bee – anticipate, diagnose and solve problems that can beset a hive, including common illnesses and pesky pests such as mites and insects Sweet rewards – get the lowdown on the equipment you need to reap your golden harvest along with step-by-step directions to harvesting and bottling your honey Fun stuff – learn to brew mead, bake the best honey cake, plant flowers for your bees, make beeswax candles, and make two hives from one Open the book and find: Explanations of bee anatomy and physiology Tips on safely extracting honey The benefits…