Beekeeping for Dummies by Howland Blackiston

Beekeeping for Dummies

Howland Blackiston

Wiley · Paperback · March 16, 2009

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Who it’s for
A practical guide to beekeeping, from hive care and honey production to colony health.
Themes
Beekeeping and hive care, Honey production, Bee colony health
Genres
Beekeeping, Insect Biology, Insects & Spiders

About this book

Beekeeping For Dummies, 2nd Edition reviews the tools of the trade, including complete instructions for building and maintaining beehives; offers detailed and easy-to-follow guidelines for all phases of honey production--including harvesting, bottling, packaging and marketing your honey; explores theories into the recent unexplained collapse of colonies and its environmental and economic on society; and provides new information on mites and diseases and recommend changes in bee medication and treatments.

Hive Work, Clearly

A practical guide to beekeeping, from hive care and honey production to colony health.

Come here for

  • Clear instructions for building and maintaining beehives
  • A broad look at harvesting, bottling, packaging, and marketing honey

Expect

  • Guidance on mites, diseases, and bee treatments
  • Discussion of colony collapse and its environmental and economic effects

Where it sits

Beekeeping98%
Insects & Spiders40%
Insect Biology31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Beekeeping
Authors
Howland Blackiston
Publisher
Wiley
Published
March 16, 2009
Format
Paperback
Theme
Beekeeping and hive care · Honey production · Bee colony health
Reading lane
Beekeeping