Self Sufficiency: BEEKEEPING

by JOANNA RYDE

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New softcover book, 128 pages, published 2009. Measures 21 x 15cm.

As sustainability and organic living become increasingly popular, so does a desire to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. This timely book will help you to achieve self-sufficiency and make beekeeping a reality.

Beekeeping is about management, control and learning to understand the honey bee. It can also become an extremely enjoyable and sociable pastime - visiting others' hives and picking up vital hints and tips is all part of the fun - and farming and eating honey that your own bees have produced is a pure delight.

Joanna Ryde brings her fresh but meticulous approach to all aspects of beekeeping, from the basic tools and equipment needed for setting up a hive to detailed advice on when to harvest honey, and honey-inspired recipes from delicious cakes to beauty products. This really is the definitive guide for anyone thinking of keeping bees.

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Keeping bees
• Setting up your hive
• Inside the hive
• Hive maintenance
• Time to harvest
• Recipes (measurements in metric and imperial) and ideas
• Selling your hive products
• Seasonal reference guide
• Index and Useful addresses (mostly UK, but many have websites)

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Self-Sufficiency: Beekeeping by Joanna Ryde