Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Bee Health (Storey’s Guide to Raising)

by Malcolm T. Sanford

Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Genres

Science & Nature

Nonfiction

Publication

Storey Publishing, LLC (2010), 244 pages

Description

This trusted handbook is a must-have for novice and seasoned beekeepers alike. Now totally redesigned and featuring color photos and graphics, the second edition also includes up-to-date information on honey bee health. The go-to reference presents comprehensive yet accessible information on everything from planning hives and installing a colony to preventing disease and managing productive hives that will bear bountiful honey harvests year after year.

User reviews

LibraryThing member MelanieSki

Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees
Malcolm T. Sanford & Richard E. Bonney
Produced by Storey Publishing
Source : Review copy

When we first started our ‘hobby’ farm we turned to Storey’s Guides as our first choice in all inclusive information to get us started. I recently have been curious

about honey bees and how to start hives. I saw that Storey had a guide to honey bees and I was sure it would be a great read.

I was enlightened again by the level of instruction and direction that this guide gave. Well described information for the beginner to ponder and think on before jumping into being a beekeeper. There is much more to beekeeping than I could ever imagine.

The book began with an introduction for the beginner which I found very helpful. It then discussed the many interesting aspects of a honey bee and how to keep a hive. The book goes into many details that I would find useful if we were to start our own hives. It is not only a great beginner book, it delves into much detail for the experienced beekeeper to have on hand as a resource. My previous Storey Guides have been well used through the years as a book to use to find quick answers as well as helping others who may be new to the hobby.

I will be using this book in the future as we continue to learn about the process of keeping honey bees. It references many other books, and online organizations that specialize in all things bees.
I received a copy of this book from Storey in exchange for an honest review

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LibraryThing member jessicaofthebees

Florida guy writes basic introduction to beekeeping book.

LibraryThing member valerietheblonde

Florida guy writes basic introduction to beekeeping book.

LibraryThing member Dokfintong

The late Richard Bonney spent much of his career as a USDA extension beekeeping advisor and in the course of his professional life he learned how to write for clarity and economy. Mr. Stanford is similarly trained and has taken the texts that Mr. Bonney wrote for Storey in the early 1990s and

updated them for modern beekeepers. Much of this revision has been the inclusion of new information on the new and newly important pests and diseases of honeybee colonies that have emerged since Mr. Bonney wrote. Some excellent new photos have been added.

This is an excellent book for newcomers to beekeeping, especially when supplemented by the locally adapted information put out by USDA and professional apiarists at the state and regional level.

I received a review copy of "Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Health , 2nd Edition, " by Richard E. Bonney, revised and updated by Malcolm T. Sanford (Storey) through NetGalley.com.

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