The complete idiot's guide to beekeeping. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Beekeeping
• Further Information: Note: Dean Stiglitz, Laurie Herboldsheimer.
• Other Names: Stiglitz, Dean; Herboldsheimer, Laurie
• Contents: Pt. 1. What's All the Buzz About? Ch. 1. The World of Bees. The Needs of the Bees Are Simple ; An Introduction to Bee-Speak ; Up Close in the Broodnest ; A Virtual Tour of the Hive Beekeeping Models ; Furthering Your Bee Vocabulary -- Ch. 2. Inside the Hive : The Caste of Characters. The Workers ; The Queen : The Mother of All Bees ; The Drones ; The Microbes -- Ch. 3. Beekeeping Essentials : Gearing Up. Letter of the Law ; Allergies ; The Beekeeper's Toolbox ; How to Use Your Smoker ; Langstroth Hives ; Frames ; Top Bar Hive ; To Paint or Not to Paint? ; Mistakes to Avoid -- pt. 2. A Bee of One's Own. Ch. 4. Acquiring Bees. Where to Get Your Bees ; Buying Bees ; Not So Local ; Free Bees ; Making Splits from Existing Hives -- Ch. 5. Finding a Home for Your Hives. Location, Location, Location ; Large Predators ; Equalization -- Ch. 6. Bees Are What They Eat. The Honeybee Diet ; Manipulating the Numbers Through Feeding -- Ch. 7. Establishing Your Hives. Hiving Package Bees ; Hiving Nucs ; To Feed, or Not to Feed? ; Building Up the New Colony -- Ch. 8. Inspecting Your Hives. Inspecting the Inside of the Hive ; What to Look For ; Inspecting the Outside of the Hive ; Disease and Parasite Specifics ; Common Comb Issues -- pt. 3. Beekeeping the Old-Fashioned Way. A Hands-Off Approach to Hive Management. Unlimited Broodnest ; Comb-Waxing Poetic ; Cell Size Matters ; Regressing to Small Cell Bees ; Getting Good Comb Drawn -- Ch. 10. The Yin and Yang of Disease. Balancing Act ; Modern Treatment Practices : What's Wrong with These Treatments ; Natural Systems and Treatments -- Ch. 11. The Mating Scene. Where Bees Come From ; Bee Sex 101 : It's in the Genes ; The Importance of the Queen ; Requeening -- Pr. 4. Harvesting and Beyond. Ch. 12. Honey, Harvest, and Resources. Honey is Money ... and Comb Costs ; Beeconomics of the Colony/Beekeeper Relationship ; Harvest : Separating the Sweet from the Sting ; Beeswax as a Product ; Making Use of Wax -- Ch. 13. The Offseason. Size of the Colony ; Making the Most of Winter ; Spring Comes -- Ch. 14. Beyond Your Own Backyard : Building a Bigger Operation. A Business of Bees ; Placing Bees ; Enjoying the Experience.
• Publisher Details: New York, N.Y : Alpha Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 202 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 638/.1; Bee culture; Bees; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Bee culture; Bees; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781101196977; 1101196971; 9781101197813; 1101197811
• Related ISBNs: 9781615640119; 1615640118
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.