Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Bee Health
Keeping honey bees
Malcolm T. Sanford & Richard E. Bonney.
- Second edition.
- ix, 212 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
- Storey's guide to raising series .
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-204) and index.
Beginning beekeeping -- Origin and history of beekeeping -- A bee's life -- Choosing hive location -- Getting equipped -- Enter the bees -- Managing honey bee colonies -- Taking the crop -- Pollination -- Diseases and pests of the honey bee -- Additional strategies.
"[This guide] ... 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"--Amazon.com.