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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Introduction
In the Beginning
A New Concept
Chapter 1: Starting Right
First Steps: Where Will You Put Your Hive?
Bee Yards Other Than Backyards
Extreme Urban Beekeeping
Equipment: Tools of the Trade
Frame Assembly
Box Assembly
The Bees
Chapter 2: About Bees
Overview
The Queen
The Workers
Foragers
Drones
Seasonal Changes
Review and Preparation
Chapter 3: About Beekeeping
Lighting Your Smoker
Package Management
Honey Flow Time
Keeping Records
Opening a Colony
Honeycomb and Brood Combs
Integrated Pest Management
Maladies
Comb Honey and Cut-Comb Honey
Summertime Chores
Late Summer Harvest
Fall and Winter Management
Early Spring Inspections
Chapter 4: About Beeswax
Melting Beeswax
Waxing Plastic Foundation
Dealing with Cappings Wax
Making Candles
Making Cosmetic Creams
Other Beauty Benefits from Your Hive and Garden
Making Soap
Encaustic Painting
Chapter 5: Cooking with Honey
Using Honey
To Liquefy Granulated Honey
Cooking with Honey
Recipes with Honey and Your Garden Harvest
Conclusion
Glossary
Resources
Index
Photographer Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Copyright Page
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