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      The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden – Natural beekeeping techniques – New Varroa mite and American foulbrood treatments – Introduction to technologies for recordkeeping and maintenance

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      The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition is your complete honey bee resource, loaded with essential information for beginning and maintaining healthy hives.
      Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for...

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      Product ID:9780760385821
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition
      Subtitle:An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden – Natural beekeeping techniques – New Varroa mite and American foulbrood treatments – Introduction to technologies for recordkeeping and maintenance
      Authors:Author: Kim Flottum
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Apiculture (beekeeping), Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Apiculture (beekeeping), Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency
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      The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition is your complete honey bee resource, loaded with essential information for beginning and maintaining healthy hives.
      Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition.

      More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for:
      • Setting up and caring for your own colonies
      • Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours
      • The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees
      • Swarm control
      • Using top bar hives
      • Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey
      • Bee problems and treatments

      New in this edition:
      • Natural beekeeping techniques like insulating hives for the winter to mimic the advantages of bee homes in the wild
      • Important new treatments for and updated info on the battle with Varroa mites
      • How to deal with the new antibiotic recommendations for American foulbrood
      • Introduction to new recordkeeping technology to consider

      In addition to content updates to reflect the most recent research and technology in beekeeping, the book features a new design with larger, easier-to-read text, many new photos, and a more easily navigable structure.

      With this complete reference and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor emeritus Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.
      Imprint Name:Quarry Books
      Publisher Name:Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2024-02-29

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      Weight896 g
      Dimensions210 × 254 × 19 mm