Get Started in Beekeeping
Teach Yourself (Verlag)
978-1-4736-1183-2 (ISBN)
Written by two of the UK's most well-known and respected experts in the beekeeping community, this is a new and updated edition of a popular reference title which contains everything the beginner, or even intermediate, beekeeper could need.
Suitable both for those just considering the prospect and those who are already fascinated beekeepers, this guide to setting up, maintaining and maximising bees in the back garden is an indispensable and readable bible of information and practical advice. It covers everything from bee behaviour to what to do with honey, and balances all the background context on bee biology with the day-to-day and seasonal practicalities of running hives in any location, in the country or the city, and for colonies of all sizes.
Resources include a 'bee calendar', troubleshooting section, illustrations, a glossary and details of courses and organizations, in an essential guide for anyone who is fascinated by the ancient ways of the apiarist.
Adrian Waring, NDB, has been a beekeeper since September 1961 and keeps around 40 colonies. He was until recently General Secretary of the British Beekeepers' Association, and is County Bee Instructor for Northamptonshire. He lectures widely on the subject of bees to audiences of all ages. Claire Waring has been a beekeeper for 25 years and is Editor of Bee Craft magazine. She is a former General Secretary of the British Beekeepers' Association, and the author or co-author of several books on beekeeping.
: introduction
01: naming the parts
02: the honey bee year
03: equipment
04: beginning your beekeeping
05: swarming and swarm control
06: flowers for bees
07: winter
08: pests and diseases
09: the beekeeping year
10: hive products
: taking it further
: glossary
: index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.4.2015 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 209 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4736-1183-0 / 1473611830 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4736-1183-2 / 9781473611832 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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