Honey Bee Hobbyist: The Care and Keeping of Bees
- ISBN-10
- 1935484753
- ISBN-13
- 9781935484752
- Series
- Honey Bee Hobbyist
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-04-05
- Publisher
- Fox Chapel Publishing
- Author
- Norman Gary
Description
Bee keeping isn't just for the professional farmer—bees can be kept in any situation from the simple backyard patio and garden to large expanses of farm land. This comprehensive and attractive beekeeping guide, from Hobby Farm Press, the same people who bring you Hobby Farms and Hobby Farm Home magazine, Beekeeping takes readers from finding their bees, housing them, collecting honey and using their produce for pleasure and possible profit. This colorful book, including entertaining chapters on the history of bees and beekeeping, serves as an extensive introduction to help novice beekeepers fully understand this exciting hobby!
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- 2019-07-10
- 134 pages
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- Independently Published
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- 2018-09-11
- 224 pages
- Paperback
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