Davis, Ivor
Summary: The book introduces the reader to beekeeping, including such areas as the workings of the colony, the structure of a hive, how to acquire bees and keep them healthy and what happens in each month in a beekeeping year.Each chapter is accompanied by anecdotes, answers to frequently asked questions and fascinating facts about bees and honey.The new edition includes new step-by-step sequences to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Wildlife 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638.1 DAVButler, Jenna
Summary: "After five years of working with bees on her farm in northern Alberta, Jenna Butler shares with the reader the rich experience of keeping hives. Starting with a rare bright day in late November as the bees are settling in for winter she takes us through a year in beekeeping on her small piece of the boreal forest. Weaving together her personal story with the practical aspects of running a farm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden Home ButlerBenjamin, Alison
Summary: A stunning, comprehensive lifestyle guide to beekeeping packed with images, information, practical advice, useful resources and recipes. Whether you have a tiny balcony or acres of land, live in the middle of a city or in the countryside, you can keep bees. With everything you need to consider before you set up your colony, you'll understand bees and their psychology, learn where to get them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013