The BBKA Guide to Beekeeping, Second Edition

Ivor Davis author Roger Cullum-Kenyon author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:15th Aug '18

£20.00

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A clear and comprehensive guide to beekeeping aimed at beginners and those with a little more knowledge.

A clear and comprehensive guide to beekeeping. The number of people interested and active in keeping bees at an amateur level has continued to increase over the past few years in both rural and urban situations. This guide, aimed at beginning beekeepers, and the only one to be endorsed by the BBKA provides an authoritative text, along with clear photographs and illustrations. 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 illustrate procedures such as containing a swarm, identifying the queen, using a smoker and cleaning a hive as well as more information on different kinds of hives, disease management and many other key areas.

The word that first comes to mind when reading this book is 'comprehensive. This book contains all the information that you would need to get started in beekeeping and the authors have managed to convey a vast amount of information, complete with many beekeeping tips and techniques, in a concise and helpful way … this is an outstanding book. * The British Bee Journal *
This easy-to-follow guide explains everything a novice beekeeper needs to know … superb photographs enliven every page. * BBC Wildlfe *

ISBN: 9781472962430

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 630g

224 pages

2nd edition