Beekeeping For Dummies by Howland Blackiston (PDF)

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Beekeeping For Dummies, 2nd Edition reviews the tools of the trade, including complete instructions for building and maintaining beehives; offers detailed and easy-to-follow guidelines for all phases of honey production–including harvesting, bottling, packaging and marketing your honey; explores theories into the recent unexplained collapse of colonies and its environmental and economic on society; and provides new information on mites and diseases and recommend changes in bee medication and treatments.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Now updated — your guide to becoming a successful backyard beekeeperInterested in raising honey bees? This friendly, practical guide presents a step-by-step approach to starting your own beehive, along with expert tips for maintaining a healthy colony. You get the latest on honey bee medication and treatments, harvesting and marketing your honey, and the impact the sudden disappearance of the honey bee has on our environment and economy.To bee or not to bee? — understand the benefits of beekeeping and whether it’s right for youBuild your first hive — gather the right equipment, obtain your bees, and transfer them safely to their new homeGet up-close and personal — see how to open and close the hive, inspect your bees at the right times, and know what to look forHandle common problems — from swarming to robbing to pesticide poisoning, find simple solutionsUnderstand Colony Collapse Syndrome — learn what you can do to help save the honey beesGear up for the golden harvest — use the tools of the trade to extract honey, store it, and sell itPraise for Beekeeping For Dummies”The information a beginner needs to keep bees with confidence.” —Kim Flottum, Bee Culture Magazine”A reader-friendly guide to beekeeping for novices or beginners.” —Dewey M. Caron, Professor of Entomology, University of DelawareOpen the book and find:The various types of honey bees and the role each plays in a colonyHands-on instruction in building a hiveHow to keep bees healthier and more productiveGuidelines for all phases of honey productionNew information on raising your own queensPlenty of helpful, illustrative pictures to guide youThe safest ways to inspect and enjoy your beesA Beekeeper’s Calendar organized by climate zones About the Author Howland Blackiston has more than 20 years’ experience keeping bees. He has written many articles on beekeeping and appeared on dozens of television and radio programs, including CNBC, CNN, NPR, and Sirius Satellite Radio. Blackiston has been a keynote speaker at conferences in more than 40 countries.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I recently killed hundreds of bees under my workshed because they had build a hive under it through an airway. Couldn’t have that now, could I….Still some survived and clustered around an aparant queenless colony wondering what next, on my rooftop. I called a beekeeper and he came and scooped them up into his portable hive and chastised me for such ignorant behavior…And he is a priest to boot.Right then and then, I became a bee advocate. I’m sure I don’t need to launch into the rapidly decreasing numbers of honeybees today, since if you’re reading this, you already probably know. But being a newly baptized advocate and a physicist as well, I therefore suffer from both ignorance and arrogance. So what better book than “Beekeeping for Dummies”.A. very informative —- all new to me and dusted with a touch of humor…the author has been aroundB. Often repeats himself from Chapter to Chapter and not sure why unless he knows I’m ignorant or he just plain forgets..Thus a 4 .C. I crosschecked a lot of his info with real live beekeepers, and tadaa…he’s right onD. So should you buy the book? Yes…And if you can wait three months for a less than novice OPINION,,, I would recommend it.. I now have new bees, new queen, and a whole new set of problems with the dog, and the sun, and fiercely protective girls..By the way, learn how to use your smoker …it’s a great tool but not a whole bunch of info as to temp, and amount and what to burn and how to burn it….also not a g reat deal in this book on it..If you are a pure academic and don’t plan to raise bees, just talk about them as if you knew everything, this probably isn’t the book for you

⭐I have my hive built and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my first package bees! I did a fair amount of bee research before picking up this book, including attending a meeting of my local beekeeping club (join one, they are invaluable!). They recommended this book to me, and I can see why they did. It has a lot of good information! I feel confident that my bees will grow successfully into a healthy, thriving, honey-producing colony thanks to advice I got from this book. And I also feel confident that when I go out to inspect the colony, I will know what to look for and what to do, and how to handle a problem that might arise.But like anything else, don’t rely on just one source of information. I also purchased The Beekeeper’s Handbook by Diana Sammataro, and I like that one as well. I like the Handbook’s instruction for package bee installation better (it keeps more bees in the hive and kills fewer), but I like the Dummies medication schedule better (it should ward off any large problems without over-medicating, but the Handbook would have you throwing medicines at the bees all the time). You don’t want your bees to get sick, but the Handbook method seemed akin to keeping a healthy child on antibiotics all the time “just in case.” No, thank you. I will medicate my bees, because not doing so would be foolish, but I don’t want drugged-out bees making honey I can’t eat. Get this book (get both that I mentioned).

⭐So my dad & I joined a local bee club, not knowing a think about raising bees. The group was awesome, and suggested this book for us true beginners. Excellent book. We ended up over a couple of years with 4 hives. We even got honey…I was amazed. One hive swarmed and we never got it back. Would highly recommend this book for beginners working with bee’s.

⭐I actually stopped reading 1/2 through, read another book on bee-keeping, and then came back and finished this one. Why? Because it’s incomplete in areas of non chemical intervention. So, as I’m reading information on what and how to treat with what preventively (as this book suggests) I’m thinking to myself – wait, that’s not how I want to do things. So I went to find a book that covered this area more appropriately.This book really breaks apart the bee, the hive, all of the equipment. It’s a very good first read. Even if you don’t agree with all of the methods. Read other books to learn about integrated pest management, your options in terms of equipment (this book doesn’t even suggest using all medium boxes, no deep ones, which is what I ultimately decided to do). But there is a lot of information here.

⭐I bought this book prior to me starting bee keeping. It’s a wealth of information and has enabled me to collect over 90 kg of honey in my first season. It’s a great source of information for anyone starting out into beekeeping and one I keep with me always. It is designed for the USA market but with other publications available for your own country it doesn’t really make any problems. The information is great for anyone starting out. A good book to have in your library for day to day running of a hive and the equipment needed. The recipes are yummy too! Thanks.

⭐Fantastic book, covers all aspects, for those that need to find how, why or what to do in a hurry.When you actually have to go and do it, this tells you how. I think this should be the 1st book any inexperienced beekeeper should get.

⭐First bee keeping book I read and whilst very US centric a great first intro to bee keeping. Recommend to anyone who is just thinking about the subject. After you attend classes you will want books with greater detail but this one is written well reads well (okay equipment is for sale in the US and not UK but it is the principals that count), Buy it.

⭐This was bought for my son who was thinking of taking up bee keeping. He hasn’t yet done so but he tells me the book is very informative

⭐Thanks for letting me buy Beekeeping For Dummies’. I have lent it to a friend because we are both bee keepers.

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