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Whether you're a beginning beekeeper or one with a season or two of experience, Richard Bonney tells you how to keep bees, not just have them. This new book by the acclaimed author of Hive Management offers vital, up-to-date information about how to: -- Acquire bees -- Install a colony -- Manage a hive -- Take a crop of honey -- Prevent and treat Varroa and tracheal mites -- Learn about Africanized bees

Veteran beekeeper Richard E. Bonney, author of Hive Management, Beekeeping, and co-author of Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, was the longtime owner of Charlemont Apiaries in Charlemont, Massachusetts.

Introduction
Before We Start
The Beekeeper's Commitment Dimensions of Beekeeping Stings
Legal Considerations History of Beekeeping How to Get Started
The Bees
What Is a Honey Bee?
Occupants of the Hive Development Activities and Behavior
Life of a Worker Bee Cycle of the Year Colony
Reproduction: Swarming Nutrition and Feeding Communications
Getting Started
Hive Location Equipment and Supplies Acquiring
Bees Working with Bees Installing Bees Initial Management
Ongoing Management
The First Summer Fall Management The Coming Year
Removing the Crop
Methods for Clearing Bees and Removing
Supers Extracting and Handling Honey Comb Honey Other Hive Products
Diseases, Pests, and Predators
Diseases of Honey Bees Parasitic
Mites Nonproblem Creatures for Honey Bees Problem Creatures for Honey Bees
The Africanized Bee Pesticides
Appendices
Publications about Beekeeping
Sources
Glossary
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Beekeeping A Practical Guide

Beekeeping A Practical Guide

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