how to keep bees and develop your full potential as an apiarist /
First Statement of Responsibility
David Cramp.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Oxford :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Spring Hill,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 304 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
21 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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New Zealand author.
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Reprinted 2009, 2010.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Honey bees and human beings -- Understanding the honey-bee colony -- Using the products of the hive and bees -- Obtaining equipment and bees -- Starting with bees -- The active season: spring -- The active season: summer and autumn -- Dealing with problems -- Overwintering your bees: autumn to spring -- Controlling diseases and pests -- Rearing queens and breeding bees -- Exploring products and career possibilities.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Beekeeping can provide you with an interesting and useful hobby or a lucrative and rewarding business. It is recognised as a vital agricultural industry and can therefore also offer you a globe trotting career. This book helps you to find out how to start and develop beekeeping as a business.