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by Alison Benjamin (Author), Brian McCallum (Author)
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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: David & Charles Publishers; illustrated edition edition (16 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0715328107
  • ISBN-13: 978-0715328101
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 20.8 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Review from Kitchen Gardner - It is an easy-to-read guide on all you need know about keeping bees. Beautiful colour photographs. The books is very reader friendly and inspirational. --Kitchen Gardner<br /><br />Review from Country Smallholding - Illustrates the huge enjoyment you will derive from having one of nature's most wondrous creatures residing in your garden. --Country Smallholding<br /><br />Review from East London Enquirer - Set to be a huge hit with all the honey lovers out there! --East London Enquirer<br /><br />Review from Amateur Gardening - This soft back is a great point at which to start getting to know more about the process. It's a colourful, easy to follow read that looks at everything from the kit you'll need to caring for bees in winter. --Amateur Gardening<br /><br />This comprehensive guide covers everything a beginner will need. If you are serious in starting out in beekeeping then you should look at this book. --NFU Countryside

This comprehensive guide covers everything a beginner will need. If you are serious about starting out in beekeeping then you should look at this book. --NFU Countryside


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This is a comprehensive and attractive lifestyle guide to beekeeping - from finding your bees to getting them home, housing them, collecting honey and using their produce.It includes a detailed look at the history of bees and beekeeping, and an extensive introduction to help you to fully understand your bees and keep them happy.Whether you have a tiny balcony or acres of land; live in the middle of a city or in the countryside surrounded by flowers, this book caters for every situation, discussing the different types of hive available for every eventuality.It features a detailed section on gardening for bees, as well as comprehensive advice on how to safely collect your honey and wax, with recipes and ideas on how to use them."Bees" fuses contemporary lifestyle design and an authoritative text, to appeal not only to those who already have bees, but to those who are thinking of having them or even just like the idea of having them - it will 'sell the dream'.
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96 of 97 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for someone considering beekeeping, 11 Jun 2008
By Stephen Emm "bookwurm" (Hampshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book knowing virtually nothing about bees (they exist, they live in hives and they make honey was about the sum total of my knowledge).
I have been considering keeping bees for a while and thought that a little reading would help guide me to a decision.

From memory, the book covers: types of bees (not just honey bees), types of hives, the gear required by the beekeeper, where bee hives can be situated, how bees can be purchased, the maintenance of the colony & hive, pests and how to mitigate their impact, the social structure of the bee colony, the way honey is produced by the bees, the 'swarming' of bees, how to harvest honey from the hive and how to store the harvested honey. There's definitely more - my memory just isn't good enough.

The book material is pitched at the level of the layman/novice. In particular areas the book is usefully pratical and in-depth e.g. There are guides to setting up the hive and putting in the colony, checking the colony's health after setting up your apiary, harvesting the honey, controlling swarming and spring-cleaning the hive. There are also little practical tips throughout that will obviously help you avoid common mistakes e.g. Approach your hive from the side, approaching the front entrance will only wind-up your bees!

To sum up. I thought the book was excellent and was written at exactly the right level for someone in my position. It increased my knowledge greatly (admittedly i started with none), it informed me that i have a more-than-reasonable environment for a hive, it convinced me that i'd be capable of performing the duties required to keep the bees happy and healthy, it told me how to go about performing the duties required, it told me what equipment i'd need to keep bees and finally it was a thoroughly pleasant read into the bargain.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thinking of keeping bees - read this, 16 Mar 2009
By L. Broomhead (Newark Notts England) - See all my reviews
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This is the first book I have purchased on keeping bees and really it gives you everything you would want to know if you are starting bee keeping.
It is full of practical advice, explains everything in simple, straightforward, step by step terms and short of hands on experience, has to give the clearest picture of what is involved in keeping bees.
The book is well produced with lots of excellent photographes and is a pleasure to read.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty but not that helpfull, 13 Jul 2009
Have to agree with another review here that this is more suitable as a coffee table browser.
It's a pretty package of a book with nice colour photographs but found it shallow and more of a magazine article than a book.
OK as a taster I suppose but you would be far better off spending your money on another beginners book and if you intend to go the natural way, 'The Barefoot Beekeeper' is a must.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good book for a beginner
A good. if basic book with some very good illustrations. A little more about Intergrated Pest management and the control of bee diseases would have been an advantage.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginners book
I bought this as a starter to my new venture. I have always wanted to keep bees and now I have the garden space to do it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nicki Penaluna

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty pictures for your coffee table
This is a picture book with lots of soft focus shots of flower beds and brand new wbc hives. They've been keeping bees for just a few years so very limited in what they can tell... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Barratt

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