| Description |
1 online resource (462 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations and tables; List of photographs; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 : Honey-bees and human beings; Chapter 2 : Understanding the honey-bee colony; Chapter 3 : Using the products of the hive and bees; Chapter 4 : Obtaining equipment and bees; Chapter 5 : Starting with bees; Chapter 6 : The active season: spring; Chapter 7 : The active season: summer and autumn; Chapter 8 : Dealing with problems; Chapter 9 : Overwintering your bees: autumn to spring; Chapter 10 : Controlling diseases and pests |
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Chapter 11 : Rearing Queens and breeding beesChapter 12 : Exploring products and career possibilities; Weights and measures ready-reckoner; Further reading; International beekeeping organizations; Beekeeping charities; Beekeeping journals; Beekeeping supply companies; A, B, C; Index; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; Plates; Copyright |
| Summary |
A fascinating hobby; a remunerative business; or a globetrotting career? Which type of beekeeper do you want to be? It is entirely up to you: beekeeping can provide it all. Beekeeping can provide anyone with an interesting and useful hobby or a lucrative and rewarding business. It is recognised as a vital agricultural industry and can therefore also offer you a globe trotting career. The whole subject is, however, often shrouded in mystery and loaded with jargon, leaving many people unaware of its true potential or how to start. This book strips away all the mystery and explains step by step ho |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bee culture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Bee culture
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781848034853 |
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1848034857 |
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