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The backyard beekeeper : an absolute beginner's guide to keeping bees in your yard and garden / Kim Flottum.

Flottum, Kim, (author.).

Summary:

"The Backyard Beekeeper, now revised and expanded, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to gardeners, crafters, and cooks everywhere. This expanded edition gives you even more information on "greening" your beekeeping with sustainable practices, pesticide-resistant bees, and urban and suburban beekeeping. More than a guide to beekeeping, it is a handbook for harvesting the products of a beehive and a honey cookbook--all in one lively, beautifully illustrated reference. This complete honey bee resource contains general information on bees; a how-to guide to the art of bee keeping and how to set up, care for, and harvest honey from your own colonies; as well as tons of bee-related facts and projects. You'll learn the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours, and you'll study the best organic and nontoxic ways to care for your bees, from providing fresh water and protection from the elements to keeping them healthy, happy, and productive. Recipes of delicious treats, and instructions on how to use honey and beeswax to make candles and beauty treatments are also included."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781592539192
  • ISBN: 159253919X
  • Physical Description: 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
  • Edition: Third edition.
  • Publisher: Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"New materials include: safe pest-control techniques, top bar basics, urban beekeeping tips and tricks, 25 rules of modern beekeeping."--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Starting right -- About bees -- About beekeeping -- About beeswax -- 25 rules of modern beekeeping.
Subject: Bee culture.
Honeybee.
Cooking (Honey)

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  • 19 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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