Collins Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes and Other Home Uses

by Philip Mccabe

The most comprehensive beekeeping resource ever published.This ultimate guide covers all the practical essentials and will teach you everything about caring for bees and safe hive management, with clear instructions and step-by-step illustrations. It also contains a wealth of information about the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic and domestic uses of honey, beeswax and pollen.So much more than just a practical handbook, this beautiful almanac is also a fascinating read, overflowing with charming bee trivia, fascinating folklore, an engaging history of beekeeping and much more besides. Discover bees in literature, learn how to craft beeswax candles, preserve fine wood with your own home-made furniture polish, or indulge your skin with lavender and beeswax hand cream. Enjoy over 100 glorious honey recipes for cakes and breads, sauces and marinades, drinks and even flavoured spirits!Fully illustrated with practical photography, stunning illustrations and unique etchings, this is an invaluable handbook as well as a beautiful addition to your coffee table, whether you're an active beekeeper with buzzing hives, or an armchair enthusiast who daydreams about harvesting your own honey.The plight of the honeybee has been widely reported, as numbers fall at an alarming rate. But its vital role in crop pollination and global agricultural means that the survival of the honeybee is essential; if it is to endure into the next century, we must take it seriously now. The Collins Beekeeper's Bible does just that, bestowing readers with all there is to know about bees, in the hope that it will help secure the future of this fascinating insect.CONTENTS INCLUDEo History of honey and beekeepingo Building a beehive & staying safeo Caring for your bees - pests & diseaseso Growing flowers for beeso Collecting your honeyo Household uses for honey and beeswaxo Homeopathic, medicinal and cosmetic uses for honey and polleno Home craftso Recipes for home-made food and drinks featuring honey

Genres: Nonfiction

416 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2010

Reviews

[Angela Tollerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book on the history of bees and overview of beekeeping. Brought some new facts to the table I didn’t know. Great recipes in the back. Not really a beginner’s how to book. But still a joy to read.

[Laura Day · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dense all around guide

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for historical information, general info about beekeeping, and it looks like there are a pile of fabulous recipes at the back... The only way to make it better would have been step-by-step photos with exact instructions re: caring for the bees, and more links to Canadian/American beekeeping associations, etc.

[York Honey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic reference book, but I doubt it'll be one many people read from cover to cover. That said, it is very interesting with a great deal of detail about bee keeping, honey, recipes, plants etc. but not necessarily the best book for a starter wanting to learn how to keep bees.