Beekeeping: A Primer on Starting & Keeping a Hive

by Dominique De Vito

Keeping bees in your garden is a fascinating and rewarding hobby that not only helps to restore the balance in the natural environment, but also provides the keeper with a rich supply of honey and beeswax. This book will tell you everything you need to know – from the cost of the set-up process and keeping your bees happy and healthy, to selling your produce and how to deal with stings. Illustrated throughout.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Animals

224 pages, Hardcover

First published February 11, 2010

Reviews

[Marjorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE this book. I am learning a tremendous amount about bees and what they do for a living. Bees rock my world.

What a great book. It almost makes me want to keep a hive or two. Almost. For now, I will continue to enjoy the fruits/honey of others labors.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A helpful introduction. Some parts seemed a bit superficial or didn't seem all that relevant, but an easy read, and very beautifully presented.

[Renee · Rating 3 out of 5]

The clear writing and helpful overview of this hobby enabled me to make a decision about whether or not beekeeping is a realistic option for me.

[João · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really short and scant on details/procedures, though it does get an extra star for having some awesome scientific content :)

[Anki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides an overview and introduction to beekeeping without delving too deeply into technical specifics. In tone and design it seems intended for people who are curious about or have a casual interest in the subject of beekeeping. Since that is the category into which I fall, it was an excellent choice for me.

One design element I particularly appreciated was that all images in the book were line drawings. It helped to maintain a cohesive aspect to the book's design that a mixture of line drawings and photographs would not have accomplished.

[Shelly Nicholson · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a shame that there is no cover image because it is a beautiful book. Good information. A good book for a begining beekeeper or for someone that just wants to be informed about God's beautiful creatures.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple, easy to read introduction for the novice beekeeper. It gives information on starting a hive all the way through harvesting the honey. The are several recipes for honey as well as other uses.

[Jessie Lorimer · Rating 5 out of 5]

helpful and engaging.

[Dwight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Makes me want to keep some bees.

I didn't know Burt's Bees is a NC company. Cool.

[Adam McPhee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to start beekeeping but my neighbours called the cops.