Beekeeping For Dummies, 5th Edition by Blackiston, Howland -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Taking Flight with Beekeeping

Chapter 1: To Bee, or Not to Bee?

Discovering the Benefits of Beekeeping Determining Your Beekeeping Potential Deciding Which Beekeeping Approach to Follow

Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Honey Bees

Basic Body Parts The Amazing Language of Bees Getting to Know the Male and the Two Female Castes The Honey Bee Life Cycle Other Stinging Insects

Part 2: Starting Your Adventure

Chapter 3: Alleviating Apprehensions and Making Decisions

Overcoming Sting Phobia Understanding Local Laws and Ordinances Easing the Minds of Family and Neighbors Location, Location, Location: Where to Keep Your Hives Knowing When to Start Your Adventure

Chapter 4: Selecting a Hive That’s Perfect for You

The Langstroth Hive The Kenyan Top Bar Hive The Apimaye Insulated Hive The Flow Hive The Warré (People’s) Hive The Five-Frame Nuc Hive The Observation Hive Make a Beeline to the Best Beehive

Chapter 5: Basic Equipment for Beekeepers

Starting Out with the Langstroth Hive Knowing the Basic Woodenware Parts of the Langstroth Hive Knowing the Basic Parts of a Top Bar Hive Ordering Hive Parts Adding on Feeders Fundamental Tools Bee-Proof Clothing Really Helpful Accessories

Chapter 6: Obtaining and Installing Your Bees

Determining the Kind of Bee You Want Deciding How to Obtain Your Initial Bee Colony Picking a Reputable Bee Supplier Deciding When to Place Your Order The Day Your Girls Arrive Putting Your Bees into the Hive

Part 3: Time for a Peek

Chapter 7: Opening Your Hive

Establishing Visiting Hours Setting an Inspection Schedule Preparing to Visit Your Langstroth or Top Bar Hive Lighting Your Smoker Opening a Langstroth Hive Opening a Top Bar Hive The Hive’s Open! Now What?

Chapter 8: What to Expect When You’re Inspecting

Keeping a Journal Inspecting a Langstroth Hive Inspecting a Top Bar Hive Understanding What to Always Look For Your New Colony’s First Eight Weeks

Chapter 9: Different Seasons, Different Activities

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Falling Leaves Point to Autumn Chores Clustering in a Winter Wonderland Spring Is in the Air (Starting Your Second Season) Managing Top Bar Hives in the Spring The Beekeeper’s Calendar

Part 4: Common Problems and Simple Solutions

Chapter 10: Anticipating and Preventing Potential Problems

Running Away (to Join the Circus?) Where Did the Queen Go? Avoiding Chilled Brood Dealing with the Dreaded Robbing Frenzies Ridding Your Hive of the Laying Worker Phenomenon Preventing Pesticide Poisoning The “Killer Bee” Phenomenon

Chapter 11: Colony Collapse Disorder

What Is CCD? What to Do If You Suspect CCD Why All the Fuss? What’s Causing CCD? Answers to FAQs What You Can Do to Help

Chapter 12: Keeping Your Bees Healthy

Understanding the Importance of Good Nutrition Medicating or Not? Knowing the Big-Six Bee Diseases

Chapter 13: Heading Off Honey-Bee Pests

Parasitic Problems Other Unwelcome Pests Pest Control at a Glance

Chapter 14: Raising Your Own Queens

Why Raising Queens Is the Bee’s Knees Understanding Genetics What Makes a Queen a Queen Talking about the Birds and Bees for Honey Bees Creating Demand: Making a Queenless Nuc Queen-Rearing Method 1: Go with the Flow Queen-Rearing Method 2: The Miller Method Queen-Rearing Method 3: The Doolittle Method, also Known as Grafting Finding Homes for Your Queens Evaluating the Results The Queen Rearer’s Calendar Marking Your Queens

Part 5: Sweet Rewards

Chapter 15: Honey, I Love You

Appreciating the History of Honey Understanding the Composition of Honey Healing with Honey Choosing Extracted, Comb, Chunk, or Whipped Honey Taking the Terror out of Terroir The Commercialization of Honey Appreciating the Culinary Side of Honey Pairing Honey with Food Infusing Honey with Flavors Judging Honey Honey Trivia

Chapter 16: Getting Ready for the Golden Harvest

Having Realistic Expectations What Flavor Do You Want? Assembling the Right Equipment to Extract Honey Planning Your Extracted Honey Harvest Setup Gathering Comb Honey Equipment Branding and Selling Your Honey

Chapter 17: Honey Harvest Day

Knowing When to Harvest Getting the Bees out of the Honey Supers Honey Extraction from a Langstroth Frame Harvesting Honey from Your Top Bar Hive Harvesting Wax

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Chapter 18: More than Ten Fun Things to Do with Bees

Making Two Langstroth Hives from One Making One Langstroth Hive from Two Dividing a Top Bar Hive into Two Colonies Combining Two Top Bar Hive Colonies Building an Elevated Hive Stand Planting Flowers for Your Bees Brewing Mead: The Nectar of the Gods Create Cool Stuff with Propolis Making Gifts from Beeswax Beauty and the Bees

Chapter 19: More than Ten Frequently Asked Questions about Bee Behavior Chapter 20: My Ten Favorite Honey Recipes

Part 7: Appendixes

Appendix A: Helpful Resources

Honey Bee Information Websites Bee Organizations and Conferences The Western Apiculture Society Bee Journals and Magazines Beekeeping Supplies and Equipment Western Bee Supplies State Bee Inspectors (United States)

Appendix B: Beekeeper’s Checklist Appendix C: Glossary

Index About the Author Supplemental Images Connect with Dummies End User License Agreement

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