This is a Colour Photograph lead book for the Novice Bee Keeper. It takes the beginner through their first two years of keeping bees. Explaining the hive, how it works, and constructing a National hive and frames. Chapters also cover the equipment you will need and where best to place your hive. It also covers the life cycle of the honey bee, how to get your first bees, doing inspections, collecting swarms through to wintering your bees. Finally covering how to extract honey and selling it. The book also has a glossary of bee keeping terms useful list of website links and a Colour Pollen Guide.
This is a Colour Photograph lead book for the Novice Bee Keeper. It takes the beginner through their first two years of keeping bees. Explaining the hive, how it works, and constructing a National hive and frames. Chapters also cover the equipment you will need and where best to place your hive. It also covers the life cycle of the honey bee, how to get your first bees, doing inspections, collecting swarms through to wintering your bees. Finally covering how to extract honey and selling it. The book also has a glossary of bee keeping terms useful list of website links and a Colour Pollen Guide.