Beekeeping for Beginners: How To Raise Your First Bee Colonies

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Beekeeping for Beginners: How To Raise Your First Bee Colonies By: Amber Bradshaw REQUESTED Publisher: Rockridge Press Print Publication date: 25 June, 2019 ISBN-13: 9781641524865 (paperback) ISBN-13: 9781641524872 (eBook) ISBN-10: 1641524863 Language: English Format: ePUB, 178 pp Book Description Help your hive thrive with this guide to beekeeping for new-bees. Wouldn’t it be great to raise your own bees, have a fresh supply of honey, and bring thousands of healthy pollinators into your yard? Beekeeping for Beginners is a simple, step-by-step guide that helps you learn the fundamentals of modern beekeeping. You (and your bees) will be buzzing with delight. From picking the right hive and bringing your bees home to surviving winter and collecting honey, experienced beekeeper Amber Bradshaw takes you on an easy-to-follow journey through your first year of beekeeping and beyond. Beekeeping for Beginners includes: Just the essentials―Learn everything you need to know to begin your first colony―written with brand new beekeepers in mind. Modern beekeeping―Start your colony off right with guides that feature the newest practices and current, natural approaches. Learn to speak bee―Clearly defined terms and a complete glossary will have you talking like a pro beekeeper in no time. Begin your beekeeping the right way―and avoid getting stung by mistakes―with Beekeeping for Beginners. Table of Contents Part One ALL ABOUT BEES AND SETTING UP AN APIARY 1 SO, YOU WANT TO KEEP BEES? 2 HONEYBEE 101 3 A HOME FOR YOUR BEES: CHOOSING A HIVE 4 PLANNING YOUR COLONY Part Two THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR NEW COLONY 5 BRINGING HOME THE BEES 6 THE BEE INSPECTOR 7 THE BEEKEEPING YEAR 8 ALL ABOUT HONEY 9 KEEPING YOUR BEES HEALTHY AND YOUR COLONY PRODUCTIVE 10 THE FUTURE OF Your Bees Review “Finally – a beekeeping book that’s truly for beginners. Amber walks the reader through all the basics of beekeeping with patience, a sense of humor, and honesty - including information many books skip. Well done.”―Laurie Neverman, Common Sense Home ”A must-have resource for any beekeeper! We've had two hives for about four years and I still learned so much from this book. Before reading Amber's book I felt like I was winging everything we did with our colony. But now I feel confident to make the best decisions for our bees!”―Victoria Pruett, A Modern Homestead "Amber passionately and beautifully expresses the necessity and how-tos of keeping bees. Her in-depth knowledge―from the legality of keeping bees, equipment necessary to the extracting of honey, and maintaining healthy hives―is evident throughout. Every chapter is filled with...instructions that will take you through the entire process of beekeeping."―Stacy Lyn Harris, TV Personality, Author of Stacy Lyn’s Harvest Cookbook, Blogger at stacylynharris.com, and lover of bees! About the Author AMBER BRADSHAW’s passion is teaching others how to become self-sufficient by making things from scratch that are eco-friendly. Besides being an expert beekeeper, Amber is a college instructor, author, public speaker and owner of an online Farmer’s Market. Learn more about Amber at myhomesteadlife.com.