Description
In this guide, you will learn how to:
Choose a spot for your hive
Build a hive with simple tools and materials
Buy bees or attract them to your hive
Harvest the fruits of the bees' labor
Make beeswax candles and lip balm
Utilize honey, wax, and propolis for medicinal purposes
And much more!
Cummings offers readers something truly unique a book that comes alongside you like a wise friend, offering sage advice as well as humorous anecdotes and fascinating interviews with beekeepers across the country. Equally good for reading while curled up inside during the long winter as for carrying with you to the hives mid-summer, this will be a welcome addition to any bee enthusiast's library.
About the Author
Dede Cummings is the author of The Organic Composting Handbook and coauthor of The Medicinal Gardening Handbook. She is a publisher, book agent, avid gardener, and healthy living enthusiast. She lives in Brattleboro, Vermont, in a house built by her husband, Steve Carmichael.
Book Information
ISBN 9781680990591
Author Dede Cummings
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Good Books
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Weight(grams) 515g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 152mm * 18mm