Richard E. Bonney
Author
Publisher
Storey Communications
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
184 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Keep your own bees and enjoy delicious golden honey from your own backyard. With his respect and admiration for bees evident on every page, Richard E. Bonney describes how to acquire bees, manage a hive, prevent and treat diseases, and extract a crop of honey. Enthusiastic beekeepers of every stripe and experience level will benefit from Bonney's astonishing knowledge of the craft - from beekeeping history and honeybee biology to the complex social...
Author
Series
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 212 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Whether you have a single rooftop hive, a few bee boxes in your backyard, or a large-scale apiary, this is the only reference you'll need. Learn how to: properly house your bees in all seasons; manage your colony's nutrition; maintain an effective pollination schedule; prevent and treat mites and disease; introduce a new queen to the hive; capture a swarm; harvest and store your honey crop."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Overview: Everyone is buzzing about bees! Urban beekeeping is on the rise as swarms of people do their part to help nurture local food systems, make gardens more productive, connect with nature, and rescue honey bee populations from colony collapse disorder. Honey bee hives now grace the White House Lawn, the roof of Chicago City Hall, the National Arboretum, and the top of the Fairmont Hotel. Even Hagen-Daazs has gotten into the act with its well-funded...