The Backyard Beekeeper, 4th Edition: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
<b><i>The Backyard Beekeeper,</i> now in its 4th edition, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to urban and rural beekeepers of all skill levels.</b><br />  <br /> More than a guide to beekeeping, this handbook features expert advice for:<ul><li>Setting up and caring for your own colonies</li><li>Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours</li><li>The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees</li><li>Swarm control</li><li>Using top bar hives</li><li>Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey</li><li>Bee problems and treatments</li></ul>What's New? <ul><li>Information for urban bees and beekeepers</li><li>Using your smoker the right way </li><li>Better pest management</li><li>Providing consistent and abundant good food </li><li>Keeping your hives healthy</li></ul>With this complete resource and the expert advice of<i> Bee Culture </i>editor Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.