Save the bees with natural backyard hives
Subtitle: the easy and treatment-free way to attract and keep healthy bees
By: Rob and Chelsea McFarland, founders of HoneyLove.org
Contributors: McFarland, Chelsea, author
Publisher: Page Street Publishing; Page Street Publishing Co.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781624141416
Subjects: Honey; Bee culture
Description: The husband-and-wife team behind the nonprofit HoneyLove make the case that beekeeping ought to be treated as more than a hobby or money-making enterprise. It is an entrance into a complex and sometimes fierce world that must be engaged and understood on its own terms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The bees chose us; title: Principles of treatment-free beekeeping and how it will save the bees; title: Beekeeping basics: Getting started is easy and fun; title: Acquiring honeybees is simple; title: Getting to know your superorganisms; title: Bee success: How to inspect your bees, fix common problems and set up your hive for prosperity; title: How to save a failing hive; title: Nectar flow, beebread and what to feed your bees; title: How to prepare hives for winter; title: Honey harvest; title: Urban beekeeping basics for tiny and giant backyards; title: The art of beekeeping.