The Beginner's Guide To Beekeeping

The Beginner’s Guide to Beekeeping

          by Samantha and Daniel Johnson

“Everything you need to know”

What’s all the buzz about? Beekeeping, of course! Backyard beekeeping has never been as simple or popular as it is now, and The Beginner’s Guide to Beekeeping is here to help you begin your first hive the right way.

          From start to finish, let veteran beekeepers and farming professional Daniel and Samantha Johnson walk you through the dos and do-nots of raising a happy and healthy hive of honey bees. Like many backyard endeavors, beekeeping can be as rigorous as it is rewarding, and many considerations must be taken into account when deciding when, where, and how to establish your hive.

Within this book, you’ll find helpful tips, strategies, and information on:

·        Basic bee anatomy and behavior

·        Health, honey, yard, and neighborhood considerations

·        Installation and routine care of your bees

·        Dealing with pests, diseases, and problems

·        How to harvest, bottle, market, and sell your own custom honey and other hive products

·        Delicious recipes and creative ideas for your honey

An old beekeeping adage remarks that the more you think you know, the less experienced you are as a beekeeper. Regardless of whether that’s true or not, The Beginner’s Guide to Beekeeping will arm you with the necessary knowledge and insight to begin a bountiful hive of your own. Fully illustrated with over 250 photos, charts, and diagrams, a new world of backyard beekeeping awaits!