This book is recommended for anyone who is interested in taking up beekeeping, either as a hobby or a business investment. It represents the perfect guide for anyone who is looking to build his/her first bee colony, including information on beekeeping in general, bees and bee colonies
The chapters are organized in a logical manner, with plenty of useful advice and careful recommendations.
Here is a preview of what you are going to discover in this book...
- Introduction - beekeeping as a human pastime since the ancient of times, main reasons for beekeeping (honey, pollination)
- Chapter 1 - Why should you consider beekeeping? (fresh supply of honey, collection of beeswax, pollination etc.)
- Chapter 2 - Beekeeping equipment (bee hives, frames, covers, extractor, containers, uncapping knife etc.)
- Chapter 3 - Everything you should know about bees (bees as social creatures, hierarchy within the beehive, bee castes - queen bee, drones, workers)
- Chapter 4 - How to build your first bee colony (preparing for keeping bees, buying & moving colonies, installing packaged bees etc.)
- Conclusion - Beekeeping as part of the bigger picture (wild bee populations are destroyed by urbanization and pesticides)
You can use this book as your faithful guide into the world of beekeeping, discovering everything there is to know on the subject. Enjoy your read and do not hesitate to recommend this wonderful resource to your friends and family members!