The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping
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Book Description
A classic text from one of the world's experts on bees. This comprehensive guide will give beginners all they need to start and maintain a healthy bee colony, while experienced beekeepers will find advice on expanding into new areas of the business and how to refine their skills. Subjects covered include: • Buying a colony of bees • Managing bees throughout the seasons • Selecting equipment and a good apiary site • Preventing swarming • Extracting, processing, and selling honey • Controlling pests, predators, and diseases • Rearing queen honey bees Photographs and technical drawings illustrate the text, and appendixes define technical terms, list sources of supplies, and tell you where to go to find more information. 49 black and white photographs, 3 illustrations, index.
About the Author
Roger A. Morse was professor of apiculture at Cornell University and an enthusiastic beekeeper for more than 50 years. The author of many books and several hundred popular and scientific articles on bees and beekeeping, Morse died in 2000.
The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping,Roger A. Morse,Countryman Press,0881503150,Agriculture - General,Apiculture,Bee culture,Bees,Honey,Insects & Spiders,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Technology & Industrial Arts,Apiculture (beekeeping)
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