Save the Bees with Natural Backyard Hives: The Easy and Treatment-Free Way to Attract and Keep Healthy Bees

by Rob McFarland

Paperback, 2015

Status

Available

Publication

Page Street Publishing (2015), 192 pages

Description

The husband-and-wife team behind the nonprofit HoneyLove make the case that beekeeping ought to be treated as more than a hobby or money-making enterprise. It is an entrance into a complex and sometimes fierce world that must be engaged and understood on its own terms.

User reviews

LibraryThing member themulhern
I've been keeping bees for a few years and have been following the standard practice in my area. McFarland's suggestions about different approaches to take are quite interesting and I would like to try a few. It's pretty clear that he speaks from experience, and has made some of his approaches
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work, at least to some extent. Anything to keep the varroa mites at bay!
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LibraryThing member TheYodamom
Very educational book on bee keeping at home. Information on the bee die off that is happening at a frightening pace. Backyard gardeners can so so much, for themselves, their communities and the world. The books is a simple guide with lists of items needed , how to use them, average prices and
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helpful hints. There is a large resource list to help to collect everything you need.
I am not ready to start a hive but I have planted flowers just for the bees in my organic chemical free yard.
It all starts with a ripple. We can change this decline and save ourselves.
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Physical description

192 p.; 8.12 inches

ISBN

1624141412 / 9781624141416

Barcode

323

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