Self-Sufficiency: Beekeeping [Paperback]

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More and more people are becoming concerned about living a healthier land more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Whether it???s moving to the country and starting over on a whim or just making city-living a little simpler and easier, the ???green??? movement is changing the way people live their day-to-day lives. Self-Sufficiency handbooks are meant to help???offering advice on what to do, how to do it better, and how to save money as well.??All aspects of beekeeping are explained inside Self-Sufficiency: Beekeeping: the basic tools and equipment needed, detailed advice on when to harvest honey, and the many tasty things you can make. This is an essential guide for anyone interested in learning more about beekeeping.

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Beekeeping is about management, control and learning to understand the honeybee. It can also become a very 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 covers 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.

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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 honeybee. It can also become a very 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 owlc›