Bees and Beekeeping Explained

by Gerard Baker

If you have ever thought about keeping bees, or simply want to know more about them and how you can help these industrious and charming creatures, then this book is a must! Designed to be a first step, it explains the life of the honeybee and the work of the beekeeper, both in a rural and an urban situation. Anyone with time and enthusiasm can become a beekeeper. The rest of us can help by planting bee-friendly plants in our gardens, allotments and window boxes. Author Gerard Baker is a highly experienced beekeeper. In his role as Food Historian, Gerard has also become a familiar figure on the popular BBC TV series 'Mums know Best' with the Hairy Bikers.

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2010

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a novice when it comes to beekeeping, I found the simple style of the book very helpful. It provides enough information to understand the role of a beekeeper and the life cycle of bees etc, without becoming confiding for a beginner. Other reviews have pointed out that this book is not particularly helpful for those who already know the basics. That might be true, but I found it very helpful, and look forward to continuing my beekeeping learning, with a more in depth book. I recommend it to those who know very little about bees and beekeeping.

[Meggen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was not exactly what I was hoping for. I wanted somthing that would be a good guide to beekeeping, but this was more on the informational side about bees. I learned some interesting things, but now I need to go read something more along the lines of a "how to" about keeping bees.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great introduction to bees & some elements of beekeeping, but a lot more needed before it would be possible to keep bees.
Great info, but not a how-to.