Showing posts with label The Backyard Beekeeper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Backyard Beekeeper. Show all posts

Monday, July 8, 2024

Recommended reading - The Backyard Beekeeper (2024)

 
The Backyard Beekeeper (2024)

An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden.

By Kim Flottum.


 
Revised and Updated.
5th Edition.
 
ISBN-10: 0760385823
ISBN-13: 978-0760385821
 
Description:
Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition.

More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for:

  • Setting up and caring for your own colonies
  • Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours
  • The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees 
  • Swarm control
  • Using top bar hives
  • Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey
  • Bee problems and treatments

New in this edition:
  • Natural beekeeping techniques like insulating hives for the winter to mimic the advantages of bee homes in the wild
  • Important new treatments for and updated info on the battle with Varroa mites
  • How to deal with the new antibiotic recommendations for American foulbrood
  • Introduction to new recordkeeping technology to consider
In addition to content updates to reflect the most recent research and technology in beekeeping, the book features a new design with larger, easier-to-read text, many new photos, and a more easily navigable structure.

With this complete reference and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor emeritus Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.