This book is a culmination of nearly 40 years of work by the editors and staff of Gleanings in the Bee Culture. It's primary intent is as a learning tool for beginning beekeepers, but it is an exceptional source of information for anyone interested in the fascinating world of honey bees.
This book covers every aspect of introductory beekeeping and honey bee biology--including seasonal management, equipment used, harvesting and marketing hive products, honey bee communication and beekeeping social skills.
Beekeeping can become a hobby, a part-time or full-time occupation, but whatever your eventual involvement, this book will make beekeeping easier, since you are Starting Right with Bees.
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Kim Flottum has been the editor of Bee Culture magazine for more than 20 years. He is also the author of The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook. He edited (with Dr. Shimanuki and Ann Harman) the popular 41st edition of the ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture, the bible of U.S. beekeeping. Kim blogs on the beekeeping world, plus he is a regular columnist for the U.K. beekeeping magazine The Beekeeper's Quarterly. He also contributes to Bee Craft magazine in the U.K., Farming Magazine, Homestead.org, and Back Home magazine in the U.S. He and his wife Kathy are hobby beekeepers, manage an Observation Hive in the local Library, and eat well from their backyard garden.
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