Tara Dawn Chapman

For the Bees

A Handbook for Happy Beekeeping
Illustrator: Brown, Caroline

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A handbook for what to expect the first year of beekeeping and beyond.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 188mm x 261mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 880g
• ISBN-13: 9781477329511
• ISBN-10: 147732951X
• Artikelnr.: 70103078

Autorenporträt

Tara Dawn Chapman spent ten years working for the CIA and federal government in Washington, DC, focusing on foreign policy and intelligence gathering in Pakistan and Afghanistan. After quitting her government job, she launched Two Hives Honey and welcomes thousands of bee-curious folks to the Honey Ranch, just outside of Austin, Texas, each year. You can learn more and follow along @twohives on Instagram. Caroline Brown is a freelance illustrator and muralist.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1. Honey Bee Biology
Chapter 2. A Honey Bee’s Home
Chapter 3. Honey Bee Nutrition
Chapter 4. Getting Started Beekeeping
Chapter 5. Performing a Hive Inspection
Chapter 6. Understanding the Queen Bee
Chapter 7. Feeding Honey Bees
Chapter 8. All Things Swarming: Colony Reproduction
Chapter 9. Growing an Apiary: Making Increases
Chapter 10. Parasites, Pathogens, and Pests
Chapter 11. Harvesting from the Hive
Chapter 12. Beekeeping through the Seasons
Chapter 13. Ensuring Beekeeping Success: Common Mistakes + Best Practices
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Notes
Suggested Resources
Index