Beekeeping for Dummies

Beekeeping for Dummies
By Howland Blackiston. 336 pages, 9″ x 7-1/2″. Softcover. Reviews the tools of the trade, including complete instructions for building and maintaining beehives. Offers detailed and easy-to-follow guidelines for all phases of honey production – including harvesting, bottling, packaging, and marking your honey. Explores theories into the recent unexplained collapse of colonies and its environmental and economic impact on society. Also provides new information on mites and diseases, and recommendations for changes in bee medication, treatments, and more. Copyright 2009.