Backyard Farming: Keeping Honey Bees
From Hive Management to Honey Harvesting and More
Reeks: Backyard Farming
Kim Pezza
- **Your
- Backyard
- Farming
- Experience
- Begins
- Here!Make
- beekeeping
- a
- part
- of
- your
- backyard
- farming
- experience:
- enjoy
- honey,
- beeswax
- and
- a
- more
- fruitful
- garden,
- as
- your
- bees
- will
- work
- as
- hard
- as
- you
- do
- to
- make
- your
- backyard
- farm
- a
- success!**Backyard
- Farming:
- Keeping
- Honey
- Bees
- is
- your
- guide
- to
- successfully
- caring
- for
- your
- hive.
- As
- a
- comprehensive
- primer
- for
- first-time
- beekeepers,
- Keeping
- Honey
- Bees
- includes
- detailed
- illustrations
- and
- informative
- photographs
- that
- help
- to
- ease
- new
- homesteaders
- into
- the
- world
- of
- backyard
- beekeeping.Keeping
- Honey
- Bees
- takes
- you
- from
- start
- to
- finish:
- from
- planning
- out
- your
- bees’
- space
- in
- the
- yard
- and
- constructing/installing
- your
- hives,
- to
- feeding
- and
- nurturing
- your
- new
- colony,
- to
- enjoying
- your
- very
- own
- golden
- honey
- and
- more.With
- Keeping
- Honey
- Bees,
- you
- will:
•
- Learn
- the
- proper
- use
- of
- the
- equipment
- necessary
- to
- make
- your
- beekeeping
- a
- success
•
- Construct
- the
- perfect
- apiary
- to
- minimize
- your
- workload
- and
- ensure
- a
- productive
- colony
•
- Gather
- honey
- and
- beeswax
- for
- profit,
- or
- to
- include
- in
- your
- own
- self-sufficiency
- plan
•
- Use
- the
- freshest,
- fullest
- honey
- possible
- in
- a
- variety
- of
- delicious
- recipes
…and
- many
- more
- tips
- and
- tricks
- from
- experienced
- farmers
- to
- help
- you
- avoid
- the
- most
- common
- pitfalls
- you
- might
- encounter.Keeping
- Honey
- Bees
- is
- your
- first
- big
- step
- to
- joining
- the
- growing
- movement
- of
- homemakers
- and
- homesteaders
- looking
- to
- make
- a
- return
- to
- a
- healthier,
- happier
- way
- of
- life—and
- it
- starts
- right
- in
- your
- own
- backyard.Backyard
- Farming
- is
- a
- series
- of
- easy-to-use
- guides
- to
- help
- urban,
- suburban,
- and
- rural
- dwellers
- turn
- their
- homes
- into
- homesteads.
- Whether
- planning
- to
- grow
- food
- for
- the
- family
- or
- for
- sale
- at
- the
- local
- farmers
- market,
- Backyard
- Farming
- provides
- simple
- instruction
- and
- essential
- information
- in
- a
- convenient reference.
