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The beekeeper's handbook / Diana Sammataro, Alphonse Avitabile ; foreword by Dewey M. Caron.

Sammataro, Diana, (author.). Avitabile, Alphonse, (author.). Caron, Dewey M. (Dewey Maurice), (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"This guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping provides step-by-step instructions accompanied by illustrations for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony of bees and a generous supply of honey. This fifth edition has undergone substantial changes that reflect the most recent findings of scientists and beekeepers."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501752612
ISBN: 1501752618
Physical Description: x, 356 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 28 cm.
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: Ithaca, New York : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.
Copyright: ℗♭2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Understanding bees -- Colony activities -- Beekeeping equipment -- Obtaining and preparing for bees -- Working bees -- Package bees -- Feeding bees -- Winter/Spring management -- Summer/Fall management -- Queens and queen rearing -- Special management problems -- Products of the hive -- Pathogens and parasites of honey bees -- Pests of honey bees -- Pollination.