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The BBKA Guide to Beekeeping 2ND Edition

The BBKA Guide to Beekeeping 2ND Edition

£16.50

A comprehensive guide to all things beekeeping, perfect for beginners only just getting hands on but also for experienced beekeepers seeking to refresh their knowledge. Filled with high-quality images, detailed explanations and practical how-to advice; This book is instrumental for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of beekeeping.

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Aimed at beginner beekeepers, and the only one to be endorsed by the BBKA, provides an authoritative text supported with clear photographs and illustrations. The BBKA Guide to Beekeeping introduces the reader to beekeeping, including topics on the workings of the colony, the structure of a hive, how to acquire bees and keep them healthy and what happens in each month in a beekeeping year.

Each chapter is accompanied by anecdotes, answers to frequently asked questions and fascinating facts about bees and honey. The new edition includes new step-by-step sequences to illustrate procedures such as containing a swarm, identifying the queen, using a smoker and cleaning a hive as well as more information on different kinds of hives, disease management and many other key areas.

Authors: Ivor Davis NDB and Roger Cullum-Kenyon

Summery on the back reads…

“If you are just starting to keep bees, or simply want to find out about bees and beekeeping, this authoritative guide provides a complete introduction to starting out as a beekeeper. The book introduces the reader to all areas of beekeeping, including the workings of the colony, the structure of a hive, how to acquire bees and keep them healthy and the key events in a beekeeping year.

Each chapter is accompanied by anecdotes, answers to frequently asked questions and fascinating facts about bees and honey.

The new edition includes new step-by-step sequences to illustrate procedures such as containing a swarm, identifying the queen, using a smoker and cleaning a hive as well as more information on different kinds of hives, disease management and many other key areas.

– The only beekeeping guide endorsed by The British Beekeepers’ Association.
– Authors are qualified and practising beekeepers and teachers.
– Covers all aspects of beekeeping for beginners, from choosing a hive to collecting honey and keeping bees healthy.
– Clearly illustrated with many specially shot photographs, including new step-by-step sequences.
– The first edition won the Bronze medal at the World Beekeeping Awards in 2013.

Ivor Davis is a past president of the British Beekeepers Association, a Master Beekeeper, and one of the few people to hold a National Diploma in Beekeeping.

Roger Cullum-Kenyon has been a beekeeper for more than 30 years.”

ISBN 978-1-4729-6243-0

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