New Complete Guide to Beekeeping

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.Morse, Roger A. is the author of 'New Complete Guide to Beekeeping' with ISBN 9780881503159 and ISBN 0881503150.