Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
Description
This practical guide presents a step-by-step approach to starting your own beehive, along with expert tips for maintaining a healthy colony. You get the latest on honey bee medication and treatments, harvesting and marketing your honey, and the impact the sudden disappearance of the honey bee has on our environment and economy.
User reviews
LibraryThing member ECBA
No joke, this is an excellent resource for beekeepers. Simple, easy to read and great pictures.
LibraryThing member EBKA-Braintree
Excellent book for beginners and beyond, written by a well-respected Devon beekeeper in collaboration with a Connecticut hobbyist beekeeper. Lots of black and white illustrations and well laid out.
Subjects
Language
Original publication date
2009
Physical description
xx, 442 p.; 23 cm
ISBN
9781119310068
Other editions
Beekeeping for dummies by Howland Blackiston (Paper Book)
Beekeeping for dummies, 3rd edition by Howland Blackiston (Paper Book)
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