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A clear and comprehensive guide to beekeeping aimed at beginners and those with a little more knowledge.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Bees and beekeeping
The colony
The hive
The history of bees
The beekeeping year
Queens and drones
Swarms
Bee and colony health
Plants and hive products
Getting started
Contacts, Glossary and Index

About the Author

Ivor Davis is a past president of the British Beekeepers Association, a Master Beekeeper and one of the few people to hold a National Diploma in Beekeeping.

Roger Cullum-Kenyon has been a beekeeper for more than 30 years.

Reviews

The word that first comes to mind when reading this book is 'comprehensive. This book contains all the information that you would need to get started in beekeeping and the authors have managed to convey a vast amount of information, complete with many beekeeping tips and techniques, in a concise and helpful way … this is an outstanding book.
*The British Bee Journal*

This easy-to-follow guide explains everything a novice beekeeper needs to know … superb photographs enliven every page.
*BBC Wildlfe*