A practical book for new beekeepers & those interested in keeping their own bees explaining everything they need to know to get started. It also covers how to make your garden attractive for bees. Published to coincide with the biggest beginners' day for beekeeping which takes place in February each year. ...

In becoming a beekeeper you will enjoy a fascinating & wide ranging hobby as well as playing a vital role in the future of our planet. This book will tell you how to start keeping bees in any location whether urban or rural. It covers everything you need to know in an accessible & clear manner from choice of hive & health of bees; right through the bee year to harvesting & storing your own honey. As well as providing an accessible easy-to-understand beekeeping primer for the complete beginner this book introduces the many other possibilities that exist for a beekeeper including livestock farming of bees apitherapy honey cookery & a host of other activities commercial enterprises & areas of further study. ...

Now updated -- your guide to becoming a successful backyard beekeeper Interested in raising honey bees? This friendly practical guide presents a step-by-step approach to starting your own beehive along with expert tips for maintaining a healthy colony. You get the latest on honey bee medication & treatments harvesting & marketing your honey & the impact the sudden disappearance of the honey bee has on our environment & economy. To bee or not to bee? -- understand the benefits of beekeeping & whether its right for you Build your first hive -- gather the right equipment obtain your bees & transfer them safely to their new home Get up-close & personal -- see how to open & close the hive inspect your bees at the right times & know what to look for Handle common problems -- from swarming to robbing to pesticide poisoning find simple solutions Understand Colony Collapse Syndrome -- learn what you can do to help save the honey bees Gear up for the golden harvest -- use the tools of the trade to extract honey store it & sell it Praise for Beekeeping For Dummies The information a beginner needs to keep bees with complete confidence." -- Kim Flottum Bee Culture Magazine "A reader-friendly guide to beekeeping for novices or beginners." -- Dewey M. Caron Professor of Entomology University of Delaware Open the book & find: The various types of honey bees & the role each plays in a colony Hands-on instruction in building a hive How to keep bees healthier & more productive Guidelines for all phases of honey production New information on raising your own queens Plenty of helpful illustrative pictures to guide you The safest ways to inspect & enjoy your bees A Beekeepers Calendar organized by climate zones" ...

The fast & easy way to start & maintain a hive Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical step-by-step beginners guide to beekeeping. It gives you plain-English guidance on everything you need to know to start your own beehive from buying the right equipment sourcing bees & locating your hive to maintaining a healthy colony & harvesting honey. Plus youll get the latest information on the causes & effects of bee disease colony collapse disorder & the impact the sudden disappearance of the honeybee has on our environment & economy. Here youll get trusted information on beekeeping in the UK specifically written to address climate buying equipment locating hives the local impact of colony collapse disorder & ways to avoid or minimise the risk to your hive seasonal beekeeping tasks local beekeeping associations & updated content on urban beekeeping. Understand the anatomy of your bees Learn techniques & tips for harvesting bottling packaging & selling honey Discover the benefits of beekeeping Learn techniques on obtaining & hiving your bees If youre a beginner beekeeper taking a beekeeping course or just have an interest in the plight of the honeybee Beekeeping For Dummies has you covered! ...

Beelzebubs Tales to His Grandson" is Gurdjieffs world-famous cosmological epic. It examines human life on Earth from the viewpoint of beings belonging to a distant world led by the all-wise Beelzebub. Through this cosmological allegory
- rich in humour anecdote & linguistic elaboration
- Gurdjieff demonstrates a methodology for the spiritual growth of all mankind."

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What would happen if you were to combine the culinary expertise of two connoisseurs who are specialists in their fields? Beer sommelier Ben Vinken presents 50 top Belgian beers to cheese master Michel Van Tricht who in turn pairs them with the most appropriate cheeses. Their many years of experience in beer & cheese tasting result in 50 mouthwatering combinations that make the classic wine-cheese pairing pale in comparison. All of the major styles of beer & types of cheese are represented. ' Beer & Cheese' is a book for the true bon vivant. ...

Travellers can drink in all the atmosphere history & beer that Munich has to offer with this updated guide to the best watering holes in the beer-drinking capital of the world. Over 70 of Munichs best beer gardens beer halls pubs & late-night hot spots are listed in detail. The colourful histories behind them are included along with detailed maps & instructions on how to find each place. A special chapter on Oktoberfest & other beer festivals make this guide as practical as it is entertaining. This revised edition pays for itself several times over with the enclosed beer coupons from some of Munichs most prized beer gardens. Its wisdom will make any trip to the Beer City a truly unforgettable travel experience. ...

The Bees is Carol Ann Duffys first collection of new poems as Poet Laureate & the much-anticipated successor to the T. S. Eliot Prize-winning Rapture. After the intimate focus of the earlier book The Bees finds Duffy using her full poetic range: there are drinking songs love poems poems to the weather poems of political anger; her celebrated Last Post (written for the last surviving soldiers to fight in the First World War) showed that powerful public poetry still has a central place in our culture. There are elegies too for beloved friends & -- most movingly -- the poets own mother. As Duffys voice rises in this collection her music intensifies & every poem patterns itself into song. Woven & weaving through the book is its presiding spirit: the bee. Sometimes the bee is Duffys subject sometimes it strays into the poem or hovers at its edge -- & the reader soon begins to anticipate its appearance. In the end Duffys point is clear: the bee symbolizes what we have left of grace in the world & what is most precious & necessary for us to protect. The Bees is a work of great ecological & spiritual power & Duffys clearest affirmation yet of her belief in the poem as secular prayer as the means by which we remind ourselves what is most worthy of our attention & concern our passion & our praise. ...

Beautiful & moving poetry for the real world Jeanette Winterson Guardian Wonderful.. .a poet alert to every sound & shape of language Sunday Telegraph The Bees is Carol Ann Duffys first collection of poems as Poet Laureate. In it she uses her full poetic range: there are drinking songs love poems poems of political anger; there are elegies too for beloved friends & -- most movingly -- the poets own mother. Woven & weaving through the book is its presiding spirit: the bee. Sometimes the bee is Duffys subject sometimes it strays into the poem or hovers at its edge. In the end Duffys point is clear: the bee symbolizes what we have left of grace in the world & what is most precious & necessary for us to protect. The Bees at once intimate & public is a work of great power from one of our most cherished poets. Swooningly glorious The Times Indisputably her best volume Sunday Times Duffy is magnificent grounded heartfelt dedicated to the notion that poetry can give us the music of life itself Scotsman ...

An intriguing introduction to the fascinating world of bees & wasps with a specially written easy-to-read text amazing & extraordinary photographs & step-by-step visual explanations. A slim & unintimidating book which belies its contents
- a wealth of information much of which will be new even to adults.
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