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Beekeeping 101: Why I Keep Honey Bees (and why you should, too!): Keys to your success
Everyone, or so it seems, is interested in keeping some bees, thanks largely to a mysterious disease known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). But most of these people have no idea on what it takes to raise bees, where to place the hive, where to obtain bees and how much the bee equipment costs.
Grant Gillard, a beekeeper since 1981, shares his passion and enthusiasm as to why he keeps bees, and how he stays motivated despite receiving bee stings every time he works his bees. He also shares the delight of harvesting and selling honey at several local farmer's markets.
This manuscript helps you define your purpose as to WHY you want to keep honeybees, but also how you allow your purpose to fuel your vision of where you might want to go (or where you might want your bees to take you!).
Grant shares some "how to" techniques on getting started, but also richly expresses his philosophical reasons for keeping honeybees. A must read BEFORE you decide to enter into this fanscinating hobby of the honey bee.
Grant Gillard, a beekeeper since 1981, shares his passion and enthusiasm as to why he keeps bees, and how he stays motivated despite receiving bee stings every time he works his bees. He also shares the delight of harvesting and selling honey at several local farmer's markets.
This manuscript helps you define your purpose as to WHY you want to keep honeybees, but also how you allow your purpose to fuel your vision of where you might want to go (or where you might want your bees to take you!).
Grant shares some "how to" techniques on getting started, but also richly expresses his philosophical reasons for keeping honeybees. A must read BEFORE you decide to enter into this fanscinating hobby of the honey bee.
97 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 4, 2011
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August 31, 2015
This was pretty good, but I was hoping for a little more guidance. I was hoping for a barebones getting started guide and this was still Gillard's musings mixed in with a couple of suggestions. he said, "get a book" which kind of made me giggle since that was what I thought I had done. We treadmill not positive we are going to harvest this fall, but I have definitely started reading more. our bees have fascinated me.
November 8, 2018
Nature's magic
Very interesting read. Stays neutral but
Enthusiastic about. bees and honey
All the advice easy to listen and absorb
Good for thought and planning
Very interesting read. Stays neutral but
Enthusiastic about. bees and honey
All the advice easy to listen and absorb
Good for thought and planning
December 26, 2016
Good read, good advise.
I'm just starting out, bees on order, hive assembled. This book held my interest. This author has a way of writing as though he is here in the room with me, just talking about our bees.
I'm just starting out, bees on order, hive assembled. This book held my interest. This author has a way of writing as though he is here in the room with me, just talking about our bees.
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