Homegrown Honey Bees: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping Your First Year, from Hiving to Honey Harvest

Morrison, Alethea

ISBN 10: 1603429948 / ISBN 13: 9781603429948

Published by Storey Publishing, LLC, 2013

About this Item

The book has been read but is in good condition. It has very minimal damage to the cover, including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages. See the seller's listing for full details and a description of any imperfections.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Homegrown Honey Bees: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping Your First Year, from Hiving to Honey Harvest
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603429948
• ISBN 13: 9781603429948
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Discover the joys of harvesting honey from your own backyard.  Alethea Morrison outlines what you’ll need to know to make it through the first year, while stunning macrophotography by Mars Vilaubi brings the inner workings of the hive to life. With in-depth discussions of allergies, colony hierarchy, bee behavior, and more, this approachably informative guide bursts with enthusiastic encouragement. Keep your own bees, and enjoy the sweet buzz.

About the Author

Alethea Morrison lives with her husband, photographer Mars Vilaubi, in rural Massachusetts, where they have kept bees and chickens, brewed beer, sewn clothes, grown heirloom beans, and otherwise slowed down to smell the flowers of a handmade life. Morrison founded Common Thread Studios, where she edits and designs books by makers, doers, and artists.  She was president of the Northern Berkshire Beekeepers Association.

Photographer Mars Vilaubi chronicled the adventures of his three backyard hens from their first days out of the egg through their first days laying eggs in Chick Days. He lives in western Massachusetts.