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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Foreword--The bee book that makes sense : a roadmap to natural beekeeping -- pt. 1. A path to natural apiculture; A brief introduction -- How it all got started -- A small side note -- The industrial and natural approaches -- The bee colony's intelligence -- The goals of this book -- The tree hollow as the bees' natural home -- Some useful facts about comb -- The bee colony's developmental cycle -- A year in the life of a bee colony -- A word or two on wintering -- The ideal comb : how deep is deep enough? -- Winter ventilation of the beehive -- Bee races -- The European dark bee -- Bee diseases -- Symbiosis in nature (A philosophical digression) -- Bees and their enemies -- A bit of history -- The history of the frame -- Modern systems of beekeeping -- Bees in the industrial hive -- A word or two about swarming -- "Little to smile about" -- Is there a way out? -- The history of the horizontal hive with extra-deep frames -- The modern horizontal hive -- The horizontal hive withy extra-deep frames -- Using the extra-deep frame -- pt. 2. The practice of natural apiculture; A description of the horizontal hive with 25 extra-deep frames -- How to keep bees in a horizontal hive with extra-deep frames -- The central commandments of natural beekeeping -- A beekeeper's tasks in spring and summer -- Fall procedures : pulling honey and preparing for winter -- How to make extra-deep frames -- Brushstrokes -- How to capture a swarm in a swarm trap -- Responsibility -- Questions and answers -- Epilogue to Parts 1 and II |
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pt. 3. The finer points of natural beekeeping; Three years later -- Principles of natural beekeeping revisited -- The recipe for success in beekeeping -- Nectar resources -- Bee race and colony strength -- On the mean bees -- The queen -- The vital rhythms of a bee colony -- The death of bee colonies -- Various approaches to natural beekeeping -- More on supersedure -- Swarming -- How to collect a swarm -- The hive entrance -- Spring inspection of bee colonies -- Preparing for the main honeyflow -- The main honeyflow and the second half of summer -- Pulling honey and preparing for winter -- Questions and answers -- pt. 4. How bee colonies winter, and how to make wintering as successfull as possible; Introduction -- The facts : what you must know about the wintering process of an individual bee and the colony as a whole -- The colony's main job during the winter -- The thermal physics of a wintering colony -- Bee respiration in the winter cluster -- The role of water in the wintering process -- The search for the ideal home for a bee colony -- The physiological condition of a colony as it enters the winter period -- Winter reserves -- The location of winter reserves -- The European dark bee -- Wintering indoors -- Conclusions to Part IV -- Afterword -- Afterword to the second edition : natural beekeeping accessible to all -- Appendix 1. How to make swarm traps and capture swarms -- Appendix 2. How to produce, install, and unite swarms -- Appendix 3. Nucs : what to expect and how to handle them -- Appendix 4. Operations throughout the year -- Appendix 5. How to build a horizontal hive with extra-deep frames (Version 1) -- Appendix 6. How to build a horizontal hive with extra-deep frames (Version 2) -- Appendix 7. Lazutin hive plans (US version 4--new) -- Appendix 8. Summary handouts -- Glossary -- Index |
| Summary |
"The second edition of bestselling Keeping Bees with a Smile shows beginner and practicing beekeepers how to attract local bee swarms, keep bees healthy and productive, build simple bee-friendly hives, and harvest honey without stressing bees. Chock-full of techniques for natural beekeeping."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previously published under title: Keeping bees with a smile: a vision and practice of natural apiculture. Ithaca, New York : Deep Snow Press, 2013 |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2020) |
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Bee culture.
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Honeybee.
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Bees
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Apis mellifera (species)
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Bee culture
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Honeybee
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pettus, Mark, 1978- translator.
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Sharashkin, Leonid, editor
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| ISBN |
9781550927207 |
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1550927205 |
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9781771423168 |
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1771423161 |
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