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The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden | 
| Author: Kim Flottum
Publisher: Quarry Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 4847
Media: Paperback
Pages: 168
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1592531180
Dewey Decimal Number: 638.1
UPC: 080665311802
EAN: 9781592531189
ASIN: 1592531180
Publication Date: May 1, 2005
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Product Description
This book isn't just a guide to beekeeping or a honey cookbook; it's both. No other book on the market provides an in-depth review of beekeeping and what honey is good for and how to use it. Beautifully illustrated, the Backyard Beekeeper is perfect for the health-conscious person who wants to sweeten up their life by saying no to processed sugars and yes to eating organic, healthy food. This book is the complete "honey bee" resource with general information on bees; a how-to guide to the art of bee keeping and how to set up, care for, and harvest your own hives; as well as tons of fun facts and projects that are bee related. The second half of the book is the complete guide to honey. It reviews the different types of honey and their health effects as well as provides hundreds of ideas and recipes for using honey in recipes, cosmetically in facemasks and shampoos, and for medicinal uses.
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 Good Coverage August 22, 2006
Mark Allen (Long Beach, CA USA)
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
This book is very good at extracting basic and intermediate information from a large selection of beekeeping manuals. Once I entered this world of beekeeping, I soon found an overwealming amount of information available on this subject. I enjoyed this book's ability to bridge the gap between the usual vague coverage of a begining beekeeping book and the thick manuals I am now pouring through. The illustrations and quick reference characteristics make this book a great addition to any home library.
This absolute beginner is happy! February 15, 2007
Devin Rose (Austin, TX)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
My bees are coming in less than 2 months, and this book is the first and only one I have bought. I am glad that I did!
He starts with a brief explanation of the history of bees and beekeeping as well as bee biology and basic behavior (which is important to understand in order to know what the heck they are doing at any given time).
Then he clearly explains what types of bees you can order and in what "packaging" and the equipment that you need as a beginner and what its use is.
He provides good pictures and diagrams that detail out what he is talking about, so you know what a queen looks like, what the entire stack of equipment looks like and where each goes in the hive.
Then he gives a detailed analysis of the current state of diseases, mites, and other bee enemies and how to treat them, not taking sides on the ecological/chemical approaches.
There are also two sections that cover step-by-step what you do when you get your bees (how do you get them into your hive without having a mutiny) and what you need to do for your bees throughout the different seasons of the year, culminating in how to harvest honey and how to extract it.
The end of the book has some beeswax and honey recipes for food and products that you can make, and was useful but not necessary.
The only complaint I have about the book is that he doesn't cover the foundation that you put in the frames in enough detail. Foundation is an important and yet very confusing part of the hive for a new-bee like me.
This book is exactly what you need as a beginning beekeeper.
A Great Book - Quality Information February 24, 2007
J. Morehead (Ohio)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Kim writes an excellent book on the joys of beekeeping. It is engaging for those who are seriously considering keeping bees and for those who think the idea of keeping bees is merely interesting.
There are many topics covered in the book. Fundamentals in bee biology, honey plants and even hive products such as candles and balms are discussed.
This is an excellent book with useful information, quality photos and is a great all-around pleasureable read. Highly recommended.
Visit www.[...] to learn more about bees after reading this book!
Just starting to think about beekeeping May 22, 2006
JujuMama (LaLaLand)
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
This book seems like an excellent beginners book- it's not intimidating and seems to cover the basics well. It seems like a good prep book to read before going to the beekeeping classes to become a real beekeeper. It has a lot of info about what to do with the wax- other products beyond honey.
This is just what I wanted! It's pretty enough to be a coffee table book, but full of all the info I wanted to know to start seriously thinking about beekeeping.
A wonderful, informative book! Highly recommended. February 13, 2007
N. Mancuso
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This title explains in step-by-step detail the many technical challenges and exciting rewards of amateur beekeeping. It is easy to understand and a joy to read! I highly recommend it to anyone who is considering starting their own bee colonies.
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