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      Keeping Bees with a Smile: Principles and Practice of Natural Beekeeping

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      The second edition of bestselling Keeping Bees with a Smile shows beginner and practicing beekeepers how to attract local bee swarms, keep bees healthy and productive, build simple bee-friendly hives, and harvest honey without stressing bees. Chock-full of techniques for natur...

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      Product ID:9780865719279
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Series:Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series
      Title:Keeping Bees with a Smile
      Subtitle:Principles and Practice of Natural Beekeeping
      Authors:Author: Fedor Lazutin, Mark Pettus, Leo Sharashkin
      Page Count:400
      Subjects:Cultural studies: food and society, Food & society, Apiculture (beekeeping), Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Farm and working animals: general interest, Apiculture (beekeeping), Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Farm & working animals
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      The second edition of bestselling Keeping Bees with a Smile shows beginner and practicing beekeepers how to attract local bee swarms, keep bees healthy and productive, build simple bee-friendly hives, and harvest honey without stressing bees. Chock-full of techniques for natural beekeeping.

      The updated bestselling guide to laid-back beekeeping for all, naturally!

      Are you a beginner beekeeper curious about bees or a practicing beekeeper looking for natural alternatives that work? Then this book is for you!

      In the second edition of the bestselling beekeeping guide Keeping Bees with a Smile, Fedor Lazutin, one of Europe''s most successful natural beekeepers, shares the bee-friendly approach to apiculture that is fun, healthful, rewarding, and accessible to all. This new edition includes dozens of color photographs, new hive management techniques, and an updated version of "Lazutin hive" plans. Additional coverage includes:

      • Keeping bees naturally without interfering in their lives
      • Starting an apiary for free by attracting local bee swarms
      • Building low-maintenance hives that mimic how bees live in nature
      • Keeping colonies healthy and strong without any drugs, sugar, or gimmickry
      • Helping bees to overwinter successfully even in harsh climates
      • Enhancing local nectar plant resources
      • Producing truly natural honey without robbing the bees
      • Reversing the global bee decline... right in your backyard!

      Keeping Bees with a Smile is an invaluable resource for apiculture beginners and professionals alike, complete with plans for making bee-friendly, well-insulated horizontal hives with extra-deep frames, plus other fascinating beekeeping advice you won''t find anywhere else.


      Imprint Name:New Society Publishers
      Publisher Name:New Society Publishers
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-04-07

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      Weight636 g
      Dimensions228 × 152 × 26 mm